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      cleans
      noun
      Removal of dirt.
      (weightlifting) The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.
      (in the plural, metal music) Clear vocals, contrasted with death growls and screams.
      A surname.
      verb
      (transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.
      (transitive) To tidy up, make a place neat.
      (transitive, climbing) To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
      (intransitive) To make things clean in general.
      (transitive, computing) To remove unnecessary files, etc. from (a directory, etc.).
      (intransitive, curling) To brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.
      (manga fandom slang) To purge a raw of any blemishes caused by the scanning process such as brown tinting and poor color contrast.
      (video games) Synonym of clean up.
      (transitive) To remove guts and/or scales of a butchered animal.
      (slang) To beat, to thrash; to defeat.
      adjective
      Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
      (of metal) Having relatively few impurities.
      Free of contamination, (unwanted) germs, infection, or disease.
      Devoid of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
      Free of imperfections, blemishes, or defects.
      (sports, for example, professional wrestling, slang) Of a victory or performance: without any blemishes such as submission holds, disqualification, interference, etc.
      (climbing, of a route) Ascended without falling.
      Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects.
      In an unmarked condition; blank.
      Free of immorality or criminality.
      Pure, especially morally or religiously.
      Not using drugs or alcohol.
      Free from (or showing no signs of) corrupt, unlawful, and/or sinister conduct or connections (and (of criminal, driving, etc. records) therefore without restrictions or penalties).
      (informal) Not in possession of weapons or contraband such as drugs.
      (informal) Devoid of profanity.
      Free of infiltration by covert listening or recording devices (bugs), enemy spies, etc.
      Empty.
      Smooth, exact, and performed well.
      That does not damage the environment (as much as some alternative).
      (aerodynamics) Allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces, without protrusions such as racks or landing gear.
      (aviation) Having the undercarriage and flaps in the up position.
      Well-proportioned; shapely.
      (informal) Cool or neat.
      Utter, complete, total; pure; free from restraint.
      adverb
      Fully and completely.
      Words related to cleans
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