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cleane

cleane is the obsolete spelling of clean.

Meaning of clean

Adjective

clean (comparative cleaner, superlative cleanest)

  1. Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
    • Are these dishes clean?
      Your room is finally clean!
      For a baby, happiness is a full bottle and a clean diaper.
    1. Of metal, having relatively few impurities.
      • clean steel
    2. (slang) Not muscular due to steroid use.
      • I don't think he's clean, look at those traps.
  2. Free of contamination, (unwanted) germs, infection, or disease.
    • Insert a clean swab into your nose.
    1. Devoid of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
      • I want to make sure my fiancé is clean before we are married.
  3. (slang) Of a victory or performance: without any blemishes such as submission holds, disqualification, interference, etc.
    • Our team won, but it wasn't clean.

See all 39 meanings of clean

Forms of cleane

comparativemore cleane
superlativemost cleane

Questions about cleane

What is cleane the obsolete spelling of?
Cleane is the obsolete spelling of clean.

Words near cleane in the dictionary

  1. cleanabilities
  2. cleanability
  3. cleanable
  4. cleanaholic
  5. cleanaholics
  6. cleane
  7. cleaned
  8. cleaned and jerked
  9. cleaned down
  10. cleaned house
  11. cleaned off

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