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Clean may refer to:
- Cleaning, the process of removing unwanted substances, such as dirt, infectious agents, and other impurities, from an object or environment
- Cleanliness, the state of being clean and free from dirt
Arts and media[edit]
Music[edit]
Albums[edit]
- Clean (Cloroform album), 2007
- Clean (Deitiphobia album), 1994
- Clean (Severed Heads album), 1981
- Clean (Shane & Shane album), 2004
- Clean (Soccer Mommy album), 2018
- Clean (The Japanese House EP), second EP by English indie pop act The Japanese House
- Clean (Whores EP), second EP by American rock band Whores
- Clean, an Edwin Starr album
Songs[edit]
- "Clean", a song by Depeche Mode from their 1990 album Violator
- "Clean", a song by Taylor Swift from her album 1989, also covered by Ryan Adams from his album 1989
- "Clean", a song by KSI and Randolph from the 2019 album New Age
Other uses in music[edit]
- Clean, an amplifier sound in guitar terminology
- Clean vocals, a term used for singing to distinguish it from unclean vocals, such as screaming or growling
- The Clean, an influential first-wave indie rock band
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media[edit]
- Clean (2004 film), a 2004 French drama film directed by Olivier Assayas
- Clean (2021 film), a 2021 American crime drama film directed by Paul Solet
- Clean comedy (or clean performance), entertainment which avoids profanity and other objectionable material; the opposite of blue comedy
Sports[edit]
- Clean and jerk, a weightlifting movement
- Clean climbing, the choice to employ non-destructive hardware and techniques in rock climbing
Other uses[edit]
- Clean (programming language), a purely functional programming language
- Clean language, a questioning technique used in psychotherapy and coaching
See also[edit]
- CLEAN (disambiguation)
- Cleaning (disambiguation)
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antonyms for clean
- cluttered
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- soil
- stain
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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WORDS RELATED TO CLEAN
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- vanilla
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
What is a better word for Clean?
synonyms for clean and tidy
clean. gleaming. immaculate. polished.
Is Clean a good movie?
"Clean" is so lean, it's as if the story itself was sacrificed for atmosphere... narratively, it's a mess. January 28, 2022 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… "Clean" doesn't aim high, it aims low, but it hits its target square-on, and its murky depictions of gut-churning violence don't wash away easily.
What does mean being Clean?
Definition of cleanliness
: the quality or state of being clean : the practice of keeping oneself or one's surroundings clean Though a stale remark, it can hardly be said too often, that personal cleanliness is one of the necessary agents to health …—
Is the movie Clean Based on a true story?
Movie News. Adrien Brody has always wanted to bring his childhood to life on screen. His upbringing amid the hustle and bustle of New York City inspired his new action-drama Clean, which he produced, co-wrote, scored, and stars in as a garbage man-turned-vigilante hero.