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clean

clean

4.5
Completely to show that an action is total
  • adverb
  • /klin/
  • Informal
translation icon : completamente
  • I clean forgot to send you the report yesterday.

Examples

  • I asked my pa about the Sin Eater and he clean knocked me off the porch.

  • Oh, I've clean forgotten.

  • Like just clean I there's not enough time.

  • You know, I fast clean, meaning I stick to plain coffee, black, no flavors, nothing added.

  • She completely clean missed her appointment this morning.

  • He had clean forgotten about the meeting until it was too late.

Synonyms

plumb
vsclean
  • Informal
7.3

Completely, used to make an idea stronger

is similar but appears with verbs like forget or miss to stress extent
plum
vsclean
  • Informal
9.9

Completely used in informal speech to emphasize something

is similar but more regional and less widely used in general speech

Idioms

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

11 6.8

To avoid trouble and not attract bad attention

8 5.0

To start fresh by forgetting past mistakes and problems

To tell the whole truth about something wrong you did

Beat someone badly in a game or fight

Run away quickly to avoid danger or trouble

Do something new and not worry about past mistakes

Compounds

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

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

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

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

Very clean and tidy with no dirt or marks

clean bomb
  • Archaic
6.1

A nuclear bomb that produces very little radioactive fallout

8.0

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

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

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

7.2

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

How Complete

utterly
236 3.6
clean
  • Informal
4.5
mostly
1.0
partly
375 1.0
slightly
885 1.0

Surface Forms

clean positive
cleaner comparative
cleanest superlative

Etymology

Clean used as an adverb keeps the idea of 'completely free', so to say you clean forgot something is to say you forgot it completely.