clean

1. (weightlifting) The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.

2. (in the plural, metal music) Clear vocals, contrasted with death growls and screams.Examples: "When people complained the songs were too hard, Kyle's clean vocals could bail out the band. Adding cleans would set off a chain reaction though - Kyle's crisp, clear presence could be seen as "betraying" the raw assault that Mike inflicts on the fans with his screams and growls."; "Vocalist Kaan is impeccable in his performance engaging with the crowd and soulfully executing both searing screams and hauntingly melodic cleans."; "The band's more recent output has seen a small amount of cleans find their way in, but for the most part, the Pennsylvania boys rely on the kind of devastating vocal delivery that can be heard on monumental career highlights such as "Marianas Trench.""in-plural

1. (transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.Examples: "Can you clean the windows today?"transitive

2. (transitive) To tidy up, make a place neat.Examples: "Clean your room right now!"transitive

3. (transitive, climbing) To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.transitive

4. (intransitive) To make things clean in general.Examples: "She just likes to clean. That’s why I married her."intransitive

5. (transitive, computing) To remove unnecessary files, etc. from (a directory, etc.).transitive

6. (intransitive, curling) To brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.intransitive