clean sheet
clean sheet noun: an absence of debts or indictments.
Noun
clean sheet (plural clean sheets)
- An absence of debts or indictments.
- A game played without having conceded a goal.
- Birmingham had their defence to thank for a clean sheet, although they were lucky to escape when Manuel da Costa shot off-target and then headed wide.2011 February 6, Alistair Magowan, “West Ham 0 - 1 Birmingham”, in BBC
- Nigeria had scored only three goals in three games, all against Australia, but they had also kept two clean sheets and their defensive organisation continued to frustrate England immensely.2023 August 7, Suzanne Wrack, “England beat Nigeria on penalties to reach Women’s World Cup quarter-finals”, in The Guardian
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see clean, sheet.
clean sheet meaning in Arabic
clean sheet in Arabic
- (soccer) game played without having conceded a goal
- شِباكٌ نَظِيفَةٌ šibākun naẓīfatun
Forms of clean sheet
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Words formed from clean sheet
Questions about clean sheet
- What does clean sheet mean?
- Clean sheet means an absence of debts or indictments.
- What is clean sheet in Arabic?
- Clean sheet in Arabic is شِباكٌ نَظِيفَةٌ (šibākun naẓīfatun). See Clean sheet meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is clean sheet?
- Clean sheet is a noun.
- What is the plural of clean sheet?
- The plural of clean sheet is clean sheets.
Words near clean sheet in the dictionary
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