Clean

CLEAN, adjective In a general sense, free from extraneous matter, or whatever is injurious or offensive; hence its signification depends on the nature and qualities of the substances to which it is applied.

1. Free from dirt, or other foul matter; as clean water; a clean cup; a clean floor.

2. Free from weeds or stones; as clean land; a clean garden or field.

3. Free from knots or branches; as clean timber. In America, clear is generally used.

4. Free from moral impurity; innocent.

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? [[Job 14#4|Job 14:4]]. [[Acts 18#6|Acts 18:6]].

5. Free from ceremonial defilement. [[Leviticus 10#10|Leviticus 10:10]]; [[Numbers 19#9|Numbers 19:9]].

6. Free from guilt; sanctified; holy. [[John 13#10|John 13:10]]. [[Psalms 51#7|Psalms 51:7]].

7. That might be eaten by the Hebrews. [[Genesis 7#2|Genesis 7:2]]; [[Genesis 8#20|Genesis 8:20]].

8. That might be used. [[Luke 11#39|Luke 11:39]].

9. Free from a foul disease; cured of leprosy. [[2 Kings 5#10|2 Kings 5:10]]. Math. 8.

10. Dextrous; adroit; not bungling; free from awkwardness; as a clean feat; a clean boxer.

11. Free from infection; as a clean ship. A clean bill of health is a certificate that a ship is clean or free from infection.

CLEAN, adverb

1. Quite; perfectly; wholly; entirely; fully; indicating separation or complete removal of every part. The people passed clean over Jordan. [[Joshua 3#17|Joshua 3:17]]. Is his mercy clean gone forever? [[Psalms 77#8|Psalms 77:8]]. This use of clean is not now elegant, and not used except in vulgar language.

2. Without miscarriage; dextrously.

Pope came off clean with Homer.

CLEAN, verb transitive To remove all foreign matter from; to separate from any thing whatever is extraneous to it, or whatever is foul, noxious, or offensive, as dirt or filth from the hands, body or clothes, foul matter from a vessel, weeds, shrubs and stones from a meadow; to purify. Thus, a house is cleaned by sweeping and washing; a field is cleaned by plowing and hoeing.