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Pronunciation
enPR|kl�n, IPA|/kli�n/, SAMPA|/kli:n/
audio|en-us-clean.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�n|-i�n

Etymology
OE. clæne|clǣne, from Germanic. Cognate with German klein �small�.

Adjective
en-adj|er

1. Not dirty.

#: Are these dishes clean?

1. In a condition of having been cleaned.

#: Your room is finally clean!

1. In an unmarked condition.

#: Put a clean sheet of paper into the printer.

1. Pure, especially morally or religiously.

#: Our kids can watch this movie because it is clean.

1. Drug- and alcohol-free.

#: I've been clean this time for eight months.

1. Smooth, exact, and performed well.

#: I�ll need a sharper knife to make clean cuts.

1. colloquial Cool or neat.

#: Damn, Shorty, those are some clean shoes ya got there!

1. context|Of a criminal record or driver�s license Without restrictions or penalties.

#: Unlike you, I�ve never been caused any accidents � my record is still clean!

1. context|aerodynamics Allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces, without protrusions such as racks or landing gear.
2. context|health Being free of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

#: I want to make sure my fiancé is clean before we are married.

1. Not in possession of weapons or contraband such as drugs.

#: I�m clean officer. You can go ahead and search me if you want.

Antonyms
dirty
unclean

Derived terms
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clean sheet
clean sweep
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cleanliness
cleanly
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come clean
unclean
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Czech: �istý m
Finnish: puhdas
German: sauber, rein
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Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|پاک|trpak|scKUchar, t|ku|خا���|trxawên|scKUchar
Russian: �и���й|�и����й (�istyj) m
Slovene: �ist m, �ista f, �isto n
Swedish: ren
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Finnish: puhdas, siisti (tidy)
German: gesäubert, gereinigt
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Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|پاک|trpak|scKUchar, t|ku|خا���|trxawên|scKUchar
Russian: �и���й|�и����й (�istyj) m
Slovene: �ist m, �ista f, �isto n
Swedish: rengjort
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Finnish: puhdas, tyhjä
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Russian: �и���й|�и����й (�istyj) m
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Finnish: puhdas, viaton
German: rein
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Russian: �и���й|�и����й (�istyj) m
Swedish: ren
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Finnish: puhdas
German: sauber
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Russian: �и���й|�и����й (�istyj) m, �овн�й (róvnyj)
Slovene: �ist m, �ista f, �isto n
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Finnish: puhdas
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Russian: �и���й|�и����й (�istyj) m
Slovene: �ist m, �ista f, �isto n
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trans-top|allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces
Finnish: sileä
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trans-top|not having sexually transmitted diseases
Finnish: puhdas
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trans-top|not in possession of weapons or contraband such as drugs
Russian: �и���й|�и����й (�istyj) m
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ttbc|Albanian: pastër
ttbc|Breton: naet, prop, kempenn
ttbc|Catalan: net, pur
ttbc|Croatian: �ist
ttbc|Dutch: schoon
ttbc|Esperanto: pura
ttbc|French: propre
ttbc|Hebrew: נק� (naqy) m, נק��� (neqi'a) f
ttbc|Hungarian: tiszta
ttbc|Ido: neta
ttbc|Indonesian: bersih
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ttbc|Irish: glan
ttbc|Italian: pulito m, limpido m
ttbc|Japanese: ��� (kirei)
ttbc|Korean: �� (makda), 깨��� (kkaekkeut-hada)
ttbc|Polish: czysty m, czysta f, czyste n
ttbc|Romanian: curat
ttbc|Spanish: limpio
ttbc|Telugu: శ�భ�ర� (Subhram)
ttbc|Yiddish: ר��� (rein)
ttbc|Welsh: glân
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Noun
en-noun

1. weightlifting The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.

Translations
trans-top|first part of "clean and jerk" weightlifting
Finnish: veto
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Verb
en-verb

1. transitive remove|Remove dirt from a place or object.

#: Can you clean the windows today?

1. transitive tidy|Tidy up, make a place neat.

#: Clean your room right now!

1. context|transitive|climbing Remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
2. intransitive Make things clean in general.

#: She just likes to clean. That�s why I married her.

1. context|intransitive|curling brush|Brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.

Derived terms
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clean one's clock|clean one�s clock
clean out
clean up
cleaner
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Czech: �istit, vy�istit
Finnish: puhdistaa, siivota, siistiä, putsata
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Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|پاک کرد�|trpak kirdin|scKUchar
Russian: �и��и�� (�ístit') impf
Slovene: �istiti
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Finnish: siivota
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Slovene: �istiti
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trans-top|(transitive) to remove equipment from climbing route
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trans-top|(intransitive) to make things clean
Finnish: puhdistaa, siivota
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trans-top|(intransitive) to brush lightly in front of a curling rock
Finnish: harjata (kevyt|kevyesti)
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ttbc|Breton: naetaat, kempenn
ttbc|Dutch: schoonmaken, kuisen, reinigen
ttbc|French: nettoyer
ttbc|German: reinigen, putzen
ttbc|Hebrew: :he:�נק�ת|�נק�ת /lenaqot/
ttbc|Indonesian: bersih|membersihkan
ttbc|Italian: pulire
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ttbc|Japanese: ������ (kirei ni suru)
ttbc|Korean: �� (ssisda, ssitda)
ttbc|Polish: czy�ci�
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: glan
ttbc|Swedish: tvätta, städa
ttbc|Welsh: glanhau
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Adverb
en-adv|er

1. fully|Fully and completely.

#: He was stabbed clean through.

Translations
trans-top|fully and completely
Finnish: täysin
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Category:Climbing

Category:English transitive verbs
Category:1000 English basic words

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ko:clean
hy:clean
io:clean
id:clean
it:clean
kk:clean
ky:clean
ku:clean
hu:clean
ja:clean
pl:clean
ru:clean
simple:clean
fi:clean
sv:clean
ta:clean
te:clean
vi:clean
tr:clean
uk:clean
zh:clean

• 2008-01-01 21:55 - Chloejr - /* Translations */ checked mandarin translation

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