单词 | clean house |
释义 | clean1 of 4adjective ˈklēn 1 a : free from dirt or pollution changed to clean clothes clean solar energy b : free from contamination or disease a clean wound c : free or relatively free from radioactivity a clean atomic explosion 2 a : unadulterated, pure the clean thrill of one's first flight b of a precious stone : having no interior flaws visible c : free from growth that hinders tillage clean farmland 3 a : free from moral corruption or sinister connections of any kind a candidate with a clean record also : free from violations a clean driving record b : free from offensive treatment of sexual subjects and from the use of obscenity a clean joke c : observing the rules : fair a clean fight 4 : ceremonially or spiritually pure and all who are clean may eat flesh Leviticus 7:19 (Revised Standard Version) 5 a : thorough, complete a clean break with the past b : deftly executed : skillful clean ballet technique The gymnast made a clean landing. c : hit beyond the reach of an opponent a clean single to center 6 a : relatively free from error or blemish : clear specifically : legible clean copy b : unencumbered clean bill of sale 7 a : characterized by clarity and precision : trim a clean prose style architecture with clean almost austere lines b : even, smooth a clean edge a sharp blow causing a clean break c : free from external hindrances to smooth flow (as of water or air) a clean airplane a ship with a clean bottom 8 a : empty the ship returned with a clean hold b : free from drug addiction has been clean for six months c slang : having no contraband (such as weapons or drugs) in one's possession All visitors to the prison are searched to make sure they're clean. d of a computer : not having anything added by a user installed the software on a clean computer 9 : habitually neat clean 2 of 4adverb1 a : so as to clean a new broom sweeps clean b : in a clean manner play the game clean 2 : all the way : completely the bullet went clean through his arm clean 3 of 4verb cleaned; cleaning; cleans transitive verb 1 a : to make clean: such as (1) : to rid of dirt, impurities, or extraneous matter clean a wound (2) : to rid of corruption vowing to clean up city hall b : remove, eradicate —usually used with up or off clean up that mess 2 a : strip, empty a tree cleaned of fruit b : to remove the entrails from clean fish c : to deprive of money or possessions —often used with out they cleaned him out completely intransitive verb : to undergo or perform a process of cleaning clean up before dinner cleanability ˌklē-nə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun cleanable ˈklē-nə-bəl adjective clean 4 of 4noun : an act of cleaning dirt especially from the surface of something She gave the tub a good clean. clean house phraseas in pick up to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff We should clean house before the guests begin to arrive. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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