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# clean

«clean» in Mova's school dictionary: **not dirty** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (clean, cleaner, cleanest); verb (clean, cleans, cleaned, cleaning); adverb (clean)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Clean means not dirty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clean/#m1)

2) To clean means to take the dirt away, by washing, wiping or sweeping. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clean/#m2)

3) Clean also means fresh and unused: a clean sheet of paper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clean/#m3)

4) Clean can mean fair and following the rules: a clean game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clean/#m4)

5) As an adverb, clean means completely: I clean forgot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clean/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: a job done at a rate (rooms cleaned per hour), or clean and dirty things counted apart: clean + dirty = all. In health and safety: wash your hands clean to remove germs; clean water is safe to drink. At home: clean your room, clean up after yourself. Phrases: clean up, clean your teeth, clean water, a clean copy, come clean (tell the truth), clean energy.

### examples

- She cleans 3 rooms in an hour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clean/#x1)
- 8 of the 20 cups are clean. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clean/#x2)
- It takes 2 hours to clean the house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clean/#x3)
- How many dirty plates are left if 12 are clean? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clean/#x4)
- Clean your teeth twice a day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clean/#x5)
- Please clean up your toys before dinner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clean/#x6)
- Start again on a clean page. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clean/#x7)
- Wash your hands clean before eating. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clean/#x8)
- He came clean and said he broke the vase. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clean/#x9)
- "Somebody cleaned it," says the giant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clean/#x10)

### note

Opposite: dirty. «Cleaner» is both «more clean» and a person or product that cleans. A job with a rate; clean + dirty = all. No clue by itself.

### In the corpora

- [An "E" next to a song means explicit, usually swearing or adult themes; many songs have a clean version.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/5-the-songs-on-everyones-phone-streaming-playlists-earworms/13/)
- [Wetlands soak up flood water like giant sponges and let it out slowly, and reed roots trap mud and clean the water.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/11-swamps-marshes-mangroves-and-bogs/17/)
- [Zoos keep rescue groups of rare frogs in clean rooms until the wild is safe again.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/89-amphibian-room-poison-frogs-axolotls-frog-rescue/8/)
- [Sea tanks are made with special salt mixed into clean water and tested every day, and big filters clean the water like kidneys.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/90-aquarium-the-coral-reef-tank/15/)
- [Donkeys love to roll in dust, which scratches itches, cleans the coat and keeps off flies.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/145-shrek-s-donkey-real-donkeys-and-mules/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «clean» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clean/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.