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Results for: "clean"

Translating from English to Walloon

Translations:

clean — not dirty
→ nete
→ propre
clean — to remove dirt from a place or object
→ nettî
→ laver
clean — to tidy up
→ rarindjî
→ mete di l' ôre

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 1

  1. a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead

    Synonymsclean and jerk

VERB 10

  1. make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from

    • “Clean the stove!”
    • “The dentist cleaned my teeth”
    Synonymsmake clean

  2. remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

    • “Clean the turkey”
    Synonymspick

  3. clean and tidy up the house

    • “She housecleans every week”
    Synonymshousecleanclean house
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  1. clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing

    • “clean up before you see your grandparents”
    • “clean your fingernails before dinner”
    Synonymscleanse

  2. be cleanable

    • “This stove cleans easily”

  3. deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.

    • “The other players cleaned him completely”

  4. remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely

    • “The boys cleaned the sandwich platters”
    • “The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm”
    Synonymsstrip

  5. remove while making clean

    • “Clean the spots off the rug”

  6. remove unwanted substances from

    Synonymsscavenge

  7. remove shells or husks from

    • “clean grain before milling it”

ADJECTIVE 18

  1. free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

    • “children with clean shining faces”
    • “clean white shirts”
    • “clean dishes”
    • “a spotlessly clean house”
    • “cats are clean animals”

  2. free of restrictions or qualifications

    • “a clean bill of health”
    • “a clear winner”
    Synonymsclear

  3. (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims

    • “efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings”
    • “clear laughter like a waterfall”
    • “clear reds and blues”
    • “a light lilting voice like a silver bell”
    Synonymsclearlightunclouded
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  1. free from impurities

    • “clean water”
    • “fresh air”
    Synonymsfresh

  2. (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense

    • “a clean voting record”
    • “a clean driver's license”

  3. ritually clean or pure

  4. not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination

    • “a clean fuel”
    • “cleaner and more efficient engines”
    • “the tactical bomb is reasonably clean”
    Synonymsuncontaminating

  5. (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers

    • “good clean fun”
    • “a clean joke”
    Synonymsunobjectionable

  6. free from sepsis or infection

    • “a clean (or uninfected) wound”
    Synonymsuninfected

  7. morally pure

    • “led a clean life”
    Synonymsclean-living

  8. (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections

    • “fair copy”
    • “a clean manuscript”
    Synonymsfair

  9. (of a surface) not written or printed on

    • “blank pages”
    • “fill in the blank spaces”
    • “a clean page”
    • “wide white margins”
    Synonymsblankwhite

  10. exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play

    • “a clean fight”
    • “a sporting solution of the disagreement”
    • “sportsmanlike conduct”
    Synonymssportingsportysportsmanlike

  11. without difficulties or problems

    • “a clean test flight”

  12. thorough and without qualification

    • “a clean getaway”
    • “a clean sweep”
    • “a clean break”

  13. not carrying concealed weapons

  14. free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed

    • “he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek”
    • “a clean throw”
    • “the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife”
    Synonymsneat

  15. free of drugs

    • “after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years”

ADVERB 2

  1. completely; used as intensifiers

    • “clean forgot the appointment”
    • “I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out”
    Synonymsplumbplum

  2. in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating

    • “they played fairly”
    Synonymsfairlyfair