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

Synonym(s): clean_and_jerk

Hypernym(s): weightlift, weightlifting

· make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"

Synonym(s): make_clean

Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify

Antonym(s): dirty

· remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey"

Synonym(s): pick

Hypernym(s): remove, take, take_away, withdraw

· clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week"

Synonym(s): houseclean, clean_house

Hypernym(s): tidy, tidy_up, clean_up, neaten, straighten, straighten_out, square_away

· clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"

Synonym(s): cleanse

Hypernym(s): groom, neaten

· be cleanable; "This stove cleans easily"

Hypernym(s): be

· deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.; "The other players cleaned him completely"

Hypernym(s): deprive, strip, divest

· remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm"

Synonym(s): strip

Hypernym(s): remove, take, take_away, withdraw

· remove while making clean; "Clean the spots off the rug"

Hypernym(s): remove, take, take_away, withdraw

· remove unwanted substances from

Synonym(s): scavenge

Hypernym(s): remove, take, take_away, withdraw

· remove shells or husks from; "clean grain before milling it"

Hypernym(s): remove, take, take_away, withdraw

· 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"

Antonym(s): dirty

· free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"

Synonym(s): clear

· (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"

Synonym(s): clear, light, unclouded

· free from impurities; "clean water"; "fresh air"

Synonym(s): fresh

· (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense; "a clean voting record"; "a clean driver's license"

· ritually clean or pure

Antonym(s): unclean

· not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean"

Synonym(s): uncontaminating

Antonym(s): dirty

· (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke"

Synonym(s): unobjectionable

Antonym(s): dirty

· free from sepsis or infection; "a clean (or uninfected) wound"

Synonym(s): uninfected

· morally pure; "led a clean life"

Synonym(s): clean-living

· (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript"

Synonym(s): fair

· (of a surface) not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins"

Synonym(s): blank, white

· exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct"

Synonym(s): sporting, sporty, sportsmanlike

· without difficulties or problems; "a clean test flight"

· thorough and without qualification; "a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break"

· not carrying concealed weapons

· 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"

Synonym(s): neat

· free of drugs; "after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years"

· completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out"

Synonym(s): plumb, plum

· in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly"

Synonym(s): fairly, fair