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# clean

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

«clean» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Clean means not dirty. [tree →](https://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://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clean/#m4)
5. As an adverb, clean means completely: I clean forgot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clean/#m5)

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

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

- Of all clean birds ye may eat. (Torah DEU.14.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/clean/#x1)
- Of all clean winged things ye may eat. (Torah DEU.14.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/clean/#x2)
- And as for the flesh, every one that is clean may eat thereof. (Torah LEV.7.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/clean/#x3)
- Is His mercy clean gone for ever? (Writings PSA.77.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/clean/#x4)
- What is man, that he should be clean? (Writings JOB.15.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/clean/#x5)
- Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! thou wilt not be made clean! (Prophets JER.13.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/clean/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «clean» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clean/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«clean» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/clean.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «clean» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/clean/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«clean» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/clean.html) on Mova free.