CLEANED - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

(of a surface) not written or printed on

Example: blank pages; fill in the blank spaces; a clean page; wide white margins

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections

Example: fair copy; a clean manuscript

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

not carrying concealed weapons

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

morally pure

Example: led a clean life

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

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

Example: a clean voting record; a clean driver's license

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

free from impurities

Example: clean water; fresh air

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

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

Example: 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

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

free of restrictions or qualifications

Example: a clean bill of health; a clear winner

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

free from sepsis or infection

Example: a clean (or uninfected) wound

Meaning 10

Part of speech: Adjective

free from dirt or impurities

Example: or having clean habits; children with clean shining faces; clean white shirts; clean dishes; a spotlessly clean house; cats are clean animals

Meaning 11

Part of speech: Adjective

(of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements

Example: fit for all observers; good clean fun; a clean joke

Meaning 12

Part of speech: Adjective

not spreading pollution or contamination

Example: especially radioactive contamination; a clean fuel; cleaner and more efficient engines; the tactical bomb is reasonably clean

Meaning 13

Part of speech: Adjective

ritually clean or pure

Meaning 14

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

free of drugs

Example: after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years

Meaning 15

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

thorough and without qualification

Example: a clean getaway; a clean sweep; a clean break

Meaning 16

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

free from clumsiness

Example: 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

Meaning 17

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

without difficulties or problems

Example: a clean test flight

Meaning 18

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play

Example: a clean fight; a sporting solution of the disagreement; sportsmanlike conduct

Meaning 19

Part of speech: Noun

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

Meaning 20

Part of speech: Adverb

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

Example: they played fairly

Meaning 21

Part of speech: Adverb

completely

Example: used as intensifiers; clean forgot the appointment; I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out

Meaning 22

Part of speech: Verb

remove while making clean

Example: Clean the spots off the rug

Meaning 23

Part of speech: Verb

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

Example: Clean the stove!; The dentist cleaned my teeth

Meaning 24

Part of speech: Verb

clean and tidy up the house

Example: She housecleans every week

Meaning 25

Part of speech: Verb

remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely

Example: The boys cleaned the sandwich platters; The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm

Meaning 26

Part of speech: Verb

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

Example: The other players cleaned him completely

Meaning 27

Part of speech: Verb

remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

Example: Clean the turkey

Meaning 28

Part of speech: Verb

remove shells or husks from

Example: clean grain before milling it

Meaning 29

Part of speech: Verb

remove unwanted substances from

Meaning 30

Part of speech: Verb

be cleanable

Example: This stove cleans easily

Meaning 31

Part of speech: Verb

clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing

Example: clean up before you see your grandparents; clean your fingernails before dinner