"clean" meaning in English

See clean in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kliːn/ Audio: en-us-clean.ogg [US], en-uk-clean.ogg [UK] Forms: clean [positive], cleaner [comparative], cleanest [superlative]
enPR: klēn Head templates: {{adjective|clean|cleaner|cleanest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is clean, it is free from dirt Synonyms: neat
    Sense id: simple-clean-en-adj-ZgLhxrUa
  2. If a technology is clean, it doesn't produce much pollution.
    Sense id: simple-clean-en-adj-ylxFxO0L
  3. If something is clean, it is not bad. Synonyms: fair, legal, nice
    Sense id: simple-clean-en-adj-P7-fPclI
  4. A clean piece of paper, start, etc. has nothing from before: no writing, no history, etc. Synonyms: fresh, new
    Sense id: simple-clean-en-adj-ypYGBxGS Categories (other): Attributive modifiers
  5. If a something is clean, it is smooth, simple, and regular, without anything unwanted. Synonyms: sharp, crisp
    Sense id: simple-clean-en-adj-HsaeC8Hb

Verb

IPA: /kliːn/ Audio: en-us-clean.ogg [US], en-uk-clean.ogg [UK] Forms: clean [canonical], cleans [third-person, singular], cleaned [past], cleaned [past, participle], cleaning [present, participle]
enPR: klēn Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you clean something, you take away the dirt and put everything in its place.
    Sense id: simple-clean-en-verb-Mt6DT76z
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        {
          "text": "The kids came back from the washroom with clean hands and faces."
        },
        {
          "text": "Did you wash these dishes? They don't look very clean."
        },
        {
          "text": "To keep the air clean, smoking is not allowed."
        },
        {
          "text": "I clear our breakfast and wipe the table clean with a wet rag."
        }
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          "text": "We want to use wind as safe, clean, non-polluting energy."
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          "word": "wrong"
        },
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          "word": "illegal"
        },
        {
          "word": "unfair"
        },
        {
          "word": "unclean"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "There was a lot of pushing in their last game, but today's match was mostly clean."
        },
        {
          "text": "No dirty jokes, please. Keep your language clean."
        },
        {
          "text": "The police searched the car for drugs, but it was clean."
        },
        {
          "text": "Her driving record was clean."
        }
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          "word": "nice"
        }
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    },
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "Why don't you get a clean piece of paper and start over."
        },
        {
          "text": "I wanted a clean start, so I moved to LA."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "word": "fresh"
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          "word": "new"
        }
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      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "rough"
        },
        {
          "word": "cluttered"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Your company website needs a clean design that makes it easy for consumers to understand what you're selling."
        },
        {
          "text": "It's a clean cut, made with something sharp like a razor or a knife."
        }
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          "word": "crisp"
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          "text": "There was a lot of pushing in their last game, but today's match was mostly clean."
        },
        {
          "text": "No dirty jokes, please. Keep your language clean."
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          "text": "The police searched the car for drugs, but it was clean."
        },
        {
          "text": "Her driving record was clean."
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        },
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          "text": "It's a clean cut, made with something sharp like a razor or a knife."
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