🧼 To remove dirt 🧼 Not dirty ✅ No problems 📦 To empty 🚭 No drugs 😇 Not offensive 💸 To take all money ✂️ Complete change 🎯 Perfect action 🛂 No weapons 🕊️ Ritually pure 🏋️ Weightlifting move 🧹 Completely

clean

7 7.6

A weightlifting move that lifts a barbell to the shoulders

noun
/klin/

Specialized

: cargada

"Three extra sets, cleans, every day after practice."

So then I took a a weightlifting course, which was like snatches and power cleans and I really enjoyed that.

Examples

You'll also be far less effective in your front squats and, of course, your cleans.

Blog text (24)
So then I took a a weightlifting course, which was like snatches and power cleans and I really enjoyed that.

Rich Roll
So Olympic lifting is going to be your clean and jerk and then your snatch.
After finishing the EMOTM sequence, we went straight into hang cleans and jerks and then into the front squats.

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He demonstrated his strength during the competition by performing a powerful clean before the jerk.
In our weightlifting class, we often practice the clean as it helps build overall strength.
To master the clean, you need to focus on your form and technique when lifting the barbell.

Idioms

clean bill of health

18 3.3

An official statement that a person or thing is healthy and has no serious problems

to keep one's nose clean

Informal

11 6.8

To avoid trouble and not attract bad attention

to wipe the slate clean

Informal

8 5.0

To start fresh by forgetting past mistakes and problems

to make a clean breast of

1 7.5

To tell the whole truth about something wrong you did

to clean someone's clock

Informal

9.3

Beat someone badly in a game or fight

to show a clean pair of heels

8.3

Run away quickly to avoid danger or trouble

to start with a clean sheet

Informal

4.4

Do something new and not worry about past mistakes

Compounds

clean water

42 1.0

Water that is safe to drink and use

clean slate

Informal

21 4.1

A chance to start again without being blamed for past mistakes

clean-cut

13 3.8

Having a neat, smart look and tidy clothes

clean break

Informal

12 3.9

A complete ending of a relationship or old life to start fresh

clean-shaven

12 3.5

A person with no hair on the face, like on the chin and cheeks

clean sweep

Informal

5 3.6

A full success when someone wins everything or makes a complete change

clean room

Specialized

5 6.4

A room where people keep the air and surfaces very clean for making microchips and other sensitive equipment

clean-living

3 3.7

Living in a morally careful way and avoiding drinking, smoking, and drugs

clean-burning

Specialized

1 5.3

Produces little smoke or ash when burned

clean and jerk

Specialized

1 4.1

A weightlifting move where you lift a heavy bar to your shoulders then push it above your head

clean code

Specialized

1 4.0

Clear, well organized computer instructions that are easy to read and change

immaculately clean

1 4.1

Very clean and tidy with no dirt or marks

clean bomb

Archaic

6.1

A nuclear bomb that produces very little radioactive fallout

clean-timbered architecture

Specialized

8.0

A style of building with simple straight lines and visible wood parts

clean-up event

3.4

An organized activity where people pick up litter in a public place

clean-up event

Specialized

3.7

A scheduled task that deletes temporary files to free disk space

clean-limbed

7.4

Having well-shaped arms and legs that look strong and graceful

code clean

Specialized

5.8

Source code written clearly so other programmers can read and change it

laminar flow clean room

Specialized

7.2

A clean room where air moves in smooth parallel layers to keep tiny particles away during work like making microchips

Surface Forms

clean singular

cleans plural

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the weightlifting clean is to think of bringing the bar to your shoulders in one smooth move so the bar is 'clean' or clear of the floor in one action.