free of drugs; "after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years"
free from clumsiness; 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"
not carrying concealed weapons
(of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense; "a clean voting record"; "a clean driver's license"
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals"
(of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke"
not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean"
ritually clean or pure
thorough and without qualification; "a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break"
exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct"
(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript"
morally pure; "led a clean life"
without difficulties or problems; "a clean test flight"
free from impurities; "clean water"; "fresh air"
(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "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"
free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"
completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out"
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey"
remove shells or husks from; "clean grain before milling it"
remove while making clean; "Clean the spots off the rug"
make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm"
deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.; "The other players cleaned him completely"
in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"
concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied; "pure science"
free from discordant qualities
(used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless; "I felt pure and sweet as a new baby"- Sylvia Plath; "pure as the driven snow"
free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"
conforming to a type; "the typical (or normal) American"; "typical teenage behavior"
exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category; "a typical American girl"; "a typical suburban community"; "the typical car owner drives 10,000 miles a year"; "a painting typical of the Impressionist school"; "a typical romantic poem"; "a typical case of arteritis"
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; "a dedicated dancer"; "dedicated teachers"; "dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"- A.Lincoln
capable of being treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor"
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
being value measured in terms of purchasing power; "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages"
not to be taken lightly; "statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems"; "to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real"
(of property) fixed or immovable; "real property consists of land and buildings"
the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandise; "a nation's balance of trade is favorable when its exports exceed its imports"
commercial enterprises organized and financed on a scale large enough to influence social and political policies; "big business is growing so powerful it is difficult to regulate it effectively"