to clean
- verb
- /klin/
- She decided to clean the kitchen after dinner to remove all the leftover crumbs.
- clean the house
- help clean
- clean the toilets
Jazz it up, clean it, DIY fix it.
- Jazz it up, clean it, DIY fix it.
- Water, then soap, clean the area, water again.
- Must be able to cook, clean and be submissive.
- This is how you properly clean any air.
Examples
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In fact, I'm going to clean this one out as well.
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Get a crew down here and clean this up.
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So we really want to make sure we clean this area.
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The house you need to clean is your own.
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I will help you clean it.
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Let's see if I can just clean that last bit off.
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For example, clean your glasses.
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I was cleaning the office next door when it all happened.
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So let's get started and clean my closet.
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The restaurant was busy; we barely had time to clean and reset our tables between seatings.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
To make a room or area free of dirt and tidy by removing mess
To clean a floor or surface by brushing away dirt with a broom
To wash something with water to remove soap or dirt
To remove small dry particles from a surface by wiping or brushing
Remove dirt and germs from a person's body by washing
To remove something from a surface by washing with water or soap
To remove dirt and bad chemicals from water or air to make them clean
To remove something from a surface by moving a cloth over it, like tears or dirt
To clean a surface, wound, or tool with chemicals to kill germs
Make something clean and free from bacteria
Clean something using water to remove dirt or stains
Remove dirt or stains from something using hot steam
To remove dirt or stains by rubbing hard with a brush
To remove dirt or mud from a surface
To clean a carpet or floor with a vacuum cleaner
Remove marks or stains from a surface so it looks clean
Antonyms
Idioms
An official statement that a person or thing is healthy and has no serious problems
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Remove people completely from a place or group because they are unwanted
Compounds
- Specialized
A room where people keep the air and surfaces very clean for making microchips and other sensitive equipment
- Specialized
A weightlifting move where you lift a heavy bar to your shoulders then push it above your head
- Specialized
Clear, well organized computer instructions that are easy to read and change
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A style of building with simple straight lines and visible wood parts
- Specialized
A clean room where air moves in smooth parallel layers to keep tiny particles away during work like making microchips
How Clean
Surface Forms
Etymology
Clean, as a verb, comes from the old English clænan, meaning 'to make pure', so to clean something is to remove dirt and make it pure again.