Phrases with the word clean

чистый, ровный, чистить, очищать, чистка, уборка, начисто, полностью

прилагательное ↓

глагол ↓

существительное ↓

наречие ↓

Словосочетания

the char will clean the carpet — уборщица почистит ковер  
a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room — чистая и светлая, но совершенно безвкусная комната  
clean boxer — боксёр, дерущийся по правилам  
to make a clean breast of it — чистосердечно сознаться в чем-л.  
to brush smth. clean / down — отчистить, вычистить  
clean stroke — ловкий удар  
to clean up — убирать, чистить  
to wipe clean — вытирать дочиста  
to fight clean — честно сражаться  
clean joke — ловкая шутка  
to put on clean sheets — постелить свежие простыни  
clean sheet — безупречное прошлое, незапятнанная репутация  

Примеры с переводом

Примеры, ожидающие перевода

Фразовые глаголы

clean down — чистить, сметать
clean out — очистить, вычищать, обчищать, опоражнивать, обворовывать
clean up — убираться, убирать, прибирать, приводить в порядок, заканчивать

Возможные однокоренные слова

cleaner  — уборщик, чистильщик, средство для чистки, мойщик окон
cleaning  — очистка, уборка, чистка, обогащение, чистящий, очищающий
cleanly  — чисто, целомудренно, чистоплотный
cleanness  — чистота
unclean  — нечистый, грязный, неопрятный, отвратительный, аморальный
cleaned  — убранный, очищенный

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: clean
he/she/it: cleans
ing ф. (present participle): cleaning
2-я ф. (past tense): cleaned
3-я ф. (past participle): cleaned

adjective
срав. степ. (comparative): cleaner
прев. степ. (superlative): cleanest

Synonym: cleanse, purify, tidy, wash. Antonym: dirty, unclean. Similar words: uncleanliness, lean, lean on, clear, leaned, unclear, clearly, clear up. Meaning: [kliːn]  n. a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead. v. 1. make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from 2. remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits 3. clean and tidy up the house 4. clean one’s body or parts thereof, as by washing 5. be cleanable 6. deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc. 7. remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely 8. remove while making clean 9. remove unwanted substances from 10. remove shells or husks from. adj. 1. free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits 2. free of restrictions or qualifications 3. (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims 4. free from impurities 5. without difficulties or problems 6. ritually clean or pure 7. not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination 8. (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers 9. free from sepsis or infection 10. morally pure 11. (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections 12. (of a surface) not written or printed on 13. exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play 14. thorough and without qualification 15. (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense 16. not carrying concealed weapons 17. free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed 18. free of drugs. adv. 1. completely; used as intensifiers 2. in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating. 

The adjective clean has many senses: “free from dirt, contamination or disease, or pollution,” “fair” or “pure,” “clear” or “legible,” “smooth,” “empty,” “complete” or “thorough,” “skillful,” “free of a claim or impediment,” and “free from corruption or from lasciviousness or obscenity”; it also refers to freedom from drug addiction or lack of possession of contraband such as drugs or weapons.

A variety of idioms that include the word have evolved:

1. clean (one’s) plate: eat all the food served

2. clean (someone’s) clock: beat or defeat soundly

3. clean as a whistle: pure or free of involvement in illegal activities

4. a clean bill of health: notification that a person or other entity is in good health or operating condition (from a report from a health official that all crew and passengers on a ship arriving in a port are free of illness)

5. clean break: abrupt and complete disassociation

6. clean code: well-written computer-programming code

7. clean conscience: absence of guilt or remorse (also “clear conscience”)

8. clean cut: tidy and well groomed

9. clean getaway: uninterrupted escape

10. clean house: rid an organization of corruption or inefficiency

11. clean (someone or something) out of: remove people or things

12. clean sheet: variant of “clean slate” (mostly used in British English); alternatively, said of an athlete or team that allows no goals (British English)

13. clean slate: a fresh chance or start (from the now-outmoded use of chalk on slate to record one’s debt at a tavern)

14. clean sweep: the winning of all competitions or prizes

15. clean the floor up (with someone): beat someone up

16. clean up: make something clean or proper, earn or win a lot of money, reform, or defeat

17. clean up (one’s) act: improve or reform

18. clean out: leave bare or empty, or take or deplete

19. come clean: be honest

20–21. have clean hands/keep (one’s) hands clean: be without guilt

22. keep (one’s) nose clean: stay out of trouble

23. make a clean breast of it: admit the truth

24. squeaky clean: completely clean or incorruptible

25. wipe the slate clean: give someone a fresh chance or start (see “clean slate”)

Also, the proverb “A new broom sweeps clean” means that someone new to a situation (such as a job) will make a concerted effort to impress others.

clean adj.

VERBS be, look, seem, smell The room smelled clean and fresh. | stay The bathroom doesn’t stay clean for long. | brush sth, get sth, scrape sth, scrub sth, wipe sth scrubbing the floor to get it clean She wiped all the surfaces clean. | leave sth Please leave the kitchen clean. | keep sth You’re supposed to keep your room clean.

ADV. extremely, very | spotlessly The whole house was spotlessly clean. | almost, nearly It’s almost clean. I’ve just got to wipe the table. | fairly, pretty, quite

PHRASES clean and tidy Is your room clean and tidy now? | lovely and clean The water was lovely and clean.

clean verb

ADV. effectively, well This product cleans baths very effectively. | properly, thoroughly I clean the house thoroughly once a week. | carefully, gently He gently cleaned the wound and dressed it. | out, up I cleaned out all the cupboards.

PREP. off I cleaned the mud off the kitchen floor. | with Clean the glass with a soft cloth.

PHRASES need cleaning Your shoes need cleaning!