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[kliːn], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- free from dirt, marks, or stains
(e.g: the room was spotlessly clean)
- morally uncontaminated; pure; innocent
(e.g: clean living)
- free from irregularities; having a smooth edge or surface
(e.g: a clean fracture of the leg)
- (of a taste, sound, or smell) giving a clear and distinctive impression to the senses; sharp and fresh
(e.g: clean, fresh, natural flavours)
Phrases:
- a clean sweep
- clean house
- clean one's plate
- clean someone's clock
- clean up one's act
- come clean
- have clean hands
- keep one's hands clean
- make a clean breast of something
- make a clean job of something
Origin
:
Old English clǣne, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German klein ‘small’
[kliːn], (Adverb)
Definitions:
- so as to be free from dirt, marks, or unwanted matter
(e.g: the room had been washed clean)
- used to emphasize the completeness of a reported action, condition, or experience
(e.g: he was knocked clean off his feet)
Phrases:
- a clean sweep
- clean house
- clean one's plate
- clean someone's clock
- clean up one's act
- come clean
- have clean hands
- keep one's hands clean
- make a clean breast of something
- make a clean job of something
Origin
:
Old English clǣne, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German klein ‘small’
[kliːn], (Verb)
Definitions:
- make clean; remove dirt, marks, or stains from
(e.g: clean your teeth properly after meals)
Phrases:
- a clean sweep
- clean house
- clean one's plate
- clean someone's clock
- clean up one's act
- come clean
- have clean hands
- keep one's hands clean
- make a clean breast of something
- make a clean job of something
Origin
:
Old English clǣne, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German klein ‘small’
[kliːn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an act of cleaning something
(e.g: he gave the room a clean)
Phrases:
- a clean sweep
- clean house
- clean one's plate
- clean someone's clock
- clean up one's act
- come clean
- have clean hands
- keep one's hands clean
- make a clean breast of something
- make a clean job of something
Origin
:
Old English clǣne, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German klein ‘small’
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