clean

adjective
UK: /kliːn/
US: /kliːn/

  1. Free from dirt, marks, or stains.

    1. My shirt is clean, so I can wear it today. [ ] [ ]
    2. Ensure the surface is completely clean before you begin painting the wall. [ ] [ ]

  2. Habitually neat and careful to avoid mess.

    1. She keeps her room clean all the time. [ ] [ ]
    2. My mom is very clean, she always makes sure everything is tidy and spotless. [ ] [ ]

  3. Morally pure; innocent.

    1. He has a clean record, never been arrested. [ ] [ ]
    2. The politician promised a clean government, free of corruption and scandals. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

pure wash tidy neat
clean verb

  1. To remove dirt, marks, or stains from something.

    1. I need to clean my car this weekend. [ ] [ ]
    2. Remember to clean your room before your friends come to visit your home. [ ] [ ]

  2. To make someone or something free of something unwanted.

    1. They want to clean up the city streets. [ ] [ ]
    2. The new law aims to clean up the financial sector and reduce corruption there. [ ] [ ]
clean noun

  1. An act or instance of cleaning something.

    1. I'll give the house a clean tomorrow. [ ] [ ]
    2. After the party, we had a big clean to get the house back in order after mess. [ ] [ ]
clean adverb

  1. Completely; entirely.

    1. The car drove clean over the barrier. [ ] [ ]
    2. I clean forgot about our meeting last week due to being overwhelmed with work. [ ] [ ]
clean phrasal-verb

  1. clean up: To make a place tidy.

    1. Let's clean up before we leave. [ ] [ ]
    2. The volunteers helped to clean up the park after the music festival finished. [ ] [ ]

  2. clean up: To achieve financial success, often quickly or unexpectedly.

    1. He cleaned up on the stock market. [ ] [ ]
    2. The company cleaned up with its new product line making big money after release. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "clean" in English means: Free from dirt, marks, or stains., Habitually neat and careful to avoid mess., Morally pure; innocent..

The phonetic transcription of "clean" is /kliːn/ in British English and /kliːn/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "clean": pure, wash, tidy, neat.

Example usage of "clean": "My shirt is clean, so I can wear it today.". More examples on the page.