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  • 31clean up — (somewhere) to remove illegal or dishonest activity from a place. Having more police on the street has helped clean up the city …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 32clean|er — «KLEE nuhr», noun. 1. a person whose work is keeping buildings, windows, or other objects clean. 2. a tool or machine for cleaning. 3. anything that removes dirt, grease, or stains. 4. a) a dry cleaning establishment. b) a person who owns or… …

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  • 33clean up — index expurgate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 34clean — 1.rein,stubenrein,astrein,sauber,einwandfrei,makellos,lauter,anständig,zuverlässig,schuldlos,untadelig,unverdorben 2.nichtmehrsüchtig …

    Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • 35clean — 〈 [kli:n] Adj.; umg.〉 nicht mehr rauschgiftsüchtig [Etym.: engl., »sauber«] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 36clean — clean(englausgesprochen)adj vomRauschgiftentwöhnt.Meinteigentlichrein,»sauber«.Nach1970ausdemEnglischenentlehnt …

    Wörterbuch der deutschen Umgangssprache

  • 37clean — [kli:n ] <englisch> (umgangssprachlich für nicht mehr [drogen]abhängig) …

    Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • 38clean|up — «KLEEN UHP», noun. 1. the act or process of cleaning up, especially of vice, corruption, or illegal activity. 2. Slang. a large profit or gain, often acquired in a short period of time: »Few people make a cleanup in the stock market. 3. Baseball …

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  • 39clean — clean1 W2 [kli:n] adj comparative cleaner superlative cleanest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not dirty)¦ 2¦(people/animals)¦ 3¦(environment)¦ 4¦(fair or legal)¦ 5¦(not offensive)¦ 6 come clean 7 make a clean breast of it …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 40clean — clean1 [ klin ] adjective *** ▸ 1 not dirty ▸ 2 not guilty/illegal/wrong ▸ 3 smooth/regular/neat ▸ 4 light and fresh ▸ 5 without writing/errors ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) not dirty: Go and put on a clean shirt. nice clean towels spotlessly clean:… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English