clean - Meaning in Kannada

clean - Meaning in Kannada

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Definitions and Meaning of clean in English

clean adjective

1. exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play

   Examples

   • "a clean fight"
   • "a sporting solution of the disagreement"
   • "sportsmanlike conduct"
2. without difficulties or problems

   Example

   • "a clean test flight"
3. thorough and without qualification

   Examples

   • "a clean break"
   • "a clean getaway"
   • "a clean sweep"
4. ritually clean or pure
5. not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination

   Examples

   • "a clean fuel"
   • "cleaner and more efficient engines"
   • "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean"
6. (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers

   Examples

   • "a clean joke"
   • "good clean fun"
7. free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

   Examples

   • "a spotlessly clean house"
   • "cats are clean animals"
   • "children with clean shining faces"
   • "clean dishes"
   • "clean white shirts"
8. not carrying concealed weapons
9. free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed

   Examples

   • "a clean throw"
   • "he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"
   • "the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife"
10. free of drugs

    Example

    • "after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years"
11. (of a surface) not written or printed on

    Examples

    • "a clean page"
    • "blank pages"
    • "fill in the blank spaces"
    • "wide white margins"
12. (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections

    Examples

    • "a clean manuscript"
    • "fair copy"
13. morally pure

    Example

    • "led a clean life"
14. (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense

    Examples

    • "a clean driver's license"
    • "a clean voting record"
15. free from impurities

    Examples

    • "clean water"
    • "fresh air"
16. (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims

    Examples

    • "a light lilting voice like a silver bell"
    • "clear laughter like a waterfall"
    • "clear reds and blues"
    • "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"
17. free of restrictions or qualifications

    Examples

    • "a clean bill of health"
    • "a clear winner"
18. free from sepsis or infection

    Example

    • "a clean (or uninfected) wound"

clean abverb

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

   Example

   • "they played fairly"
2. completely; used as intensifiers

   Examples

   • "clean forgot the appointment"
   • "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out"

clean noun

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

clean verb

1. be cleanable

   Example

   • "This stove cleans easily"
2. deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.

   Example

   • "The other players cleaned him completely"
3. remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely

   Examples

   • "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"
   • "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm"
4. clean and tidy up the house

   Example

   • "She housecleans every week"
5. make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from

   Examples

   • "Clean the stove!"
   • "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
6. remove while making clean

   Example

   • "Clean the spots off the rug"
7. remove unwanted substances from
8. remove shells or husks from

   Example

   • "clean grain before milling it"
9. remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

   Example

   • "Clean the turkey"
10. clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing

    Examples

    • "clean up before you see your grandparents"
    • "clean your fingernails before dinner"

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