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verb
- remove debris from
- go away or disappear
- free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
- make a way or path by removing objects
- remove the occupants of
- settle, as of a debt
- go unchallenged; be approved
- make as a net profit
- be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts
- clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
- sell to get rid of
- rid of instructions or data
- free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
- make clear, bright, light, or translucent
- grant authorization or clearance for
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- remove (people) from a building
- become clear
- yield as a net profit
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- pass by, over, or under without making contact
- pass an inspection or receive authorization
- rid of obstructions
- (transitive, firearms) To unload a firearm, or undergo an unloading procedure, in order to prevent negligent discharge; for safety reasons, to check whether one's firearm is loaded or unloaded.
- (transitive) To pass without interference; to miss.
- (transitive, computing) To style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position.
- (transitive, video games) To finish or complete (a stage, challenge, or game).
- (transitive) To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.
- (transitive) To approve or authorise for a particular purpose or action; to give clearance to.
- (intransitive) To obtain a clearance.
- (transitive) To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track.
- (intransitive) To leave abruptly; to clear off or clear out.
- (transitive) To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.
- (transitive, business) To earn a profit of; to net.
- (transitive) To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.
- (transitive, activities such as jumping or throwing) To exceed a stated mark.
- (transitive) To obtain approval or authorisation in respect of.
- (transitive, computing) To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.
- (intransitive) Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.
- To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.
- (transitive) To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from (a matter); to clarify or resolve; to clear up.
- (intransitive) To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.
- (transitive, intransitive, sports) To hit, kick, head, punch etc. (a ball, puck) away in order to defend one's goal.
adj
- freed from any question of guilt
- free from contact or proximity or connection
- (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
- allowing light to pass through
- clear of charges or deductions
- clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
- free of restrictions or qualifications
- free from flaw or blemish or impurity
- readily apparent to the mind
- free from clouds or mist or haze
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)
- easily deciphered
- free from confusion or doubt
- affording free passage or view
- characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
- accurately stated or described
- Possessing little or no perceptible stimulus.
- (MLE) Better than, superior to.
- (meteorology) Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds.
- (MLE) Good, the best.
- Able to perceive straightforwardly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating.
- Transparent in colour.
- Unmixed; entirely pure.
- Without clouds.
- Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured.
- Distinct, sharp, well-marked.
- (figuratively) Free of guilt, or suspicion.
- (of a soup) Without a thickening ingredient.
- (of a railway signal) Showing a green aspect, allowing a train to proceed past it.
- Without diminution; in full; net.
- Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
- Free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.
- Free of obstacles.
- (Scientology) Free from the influence of engrams; see Clear (Scientology).
- Without defects or blemishes, such as freckles or knots.
- Easily or distinctly heard; audible.
noun
- a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
- the state of being free of suspicion
- (Scientology) A person who is free from the influence of engrams.
- (carpentry) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
- (video games) The completion of a stage or challenge, or of the whole game.
adv
verb
- remove unwanted substances from
- make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
- remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
- clean and tidy up the house
- clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
- be cleanable
- remove shells or husks from
- remove while making clean
- remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
- deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
- (manga fandom slang) To purge a raw of any blemishes caused by the scanning process such as brown tinting and poor color contrast.
- (slang) To beat, to thrash; to defeat.
- (intransitive) To make things clean in general.
- (transitive) To tidy up, make a place neat.
- (transitive, computing) To remove unnecessary files, etc. from (a directory, etc.).
- (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.
- (transitive, climbing) To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
- (video games) Synonym of clean up.
- (transitive) To remove guts and/or scales of a butchered animal.
- (transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.
noun
- Removal of dirt.
- a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
- (in the plural, metal music) Clear vocals, contrasted with death growls and screams.
- (weightlifting) The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.
adj
- thorough and without qualification
- (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
- ritually clean or pure
- free of restrictions or qualifications
- free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
- free from impurities
- (of a surface) not written or printed on
- (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
- exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
- free of drugs
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- morally pure
- free from sepsis or infection
- free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
- not carrying concealed weapons
- without difficulties or problems
- (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
- not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
- Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects.
- Utter, complete, total; pure; free from restraint.
- (informal) Cool or neat.
- Empty.
- (aviation) Having the undercarriage and flaps in the up position.
- Pure, especially morally or religiously.
- Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
- (informal) Devoid of profanity.
- Free of infiltration by covert listening or recording devices (bugs), enemy spies, etc.
- Free of contamination, (unwanted) germs, infection, or disease.
- Well-proportioned; shapely.
- (sports, for example, professional wrestling, slang) Of a victory or performance: without any blemishes such as submission holds, disqualification, interference, etc.
- In an unmarked condition; blank.
- That does not damage the environment (as much as some alternative).
- (aerodynamics) Allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces, without protrusions such as racks or landing gear.
- Free from (or showing no signs of) corrupt, unlawful, and/or sinister conduct or connections (and (of criminal, driving, etc. records) therefore without restrictions or penalties).
- (informal) Not in possession of weapons or contraband such as drugs.
- Devoid of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
- (climbing, of a route) Ascended without falling.
- (of metal) Having relatively few impurities.
- Not using drugs or alcohol.
- Smooth, exact, and performed well.
adv
verb
- remove unwanted substances from
- clean refuse from
- feed on carrion or refuse
- collect discarded material
- (intransitive) To feed on carrion or refuse.
- (transitive) To expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle.
- (transitive) To collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material.
- (transitive) To remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities.
verb
- reuse (materials from waste products)
- make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state
- overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
- bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
- claim back
- (transitive) To claim something back; to repossess.
- (intransitive, law, Scotland) To appeal from the Lord Ordinary to the inner house of the Court of Session.
- (transitive) To obtain useful products from waste; to recycle.
- (sociology) To bring back a term into acceptable usage, usually of a slur, and usually by the group that was once targeted by that slur.
- (transitive) To return land to a suitable condition for use.
noun
verb
- reuse (materials from waste products)
- regain a former condition after a financial loss
- get over an illness or shock
- get or find back; recover the use of
- regain or make up for
- cover anew
- (roofing) To add a new roof membrane or steep-slope covering over an existing one.
- To cover again.
- (intransitive, law) To obtain a positive judgement; to win in a lawsuit.
- (intransitive) To regain one's composure, balance etc.
- (transitive, law) To gain as compensation or reparation, usually by formal legal process.
- (transitive) To salvage, to extricate, to rescue (a thing or person).
- (transitive) To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal).
- (intransitive, followed by "from" to show what caused the bad feeling) To get better, to regain health or prosperity.
- (transitive) To replenish to, resume (a good state of mind or body).
noun
adj
noun
noun
- Specifically, waste material destined not to be reclaimed through recycling, composting, etc.
- A place or receptacle for waste material.
- Food waste material of any kind.
- Nonsense; gibberish.
- (computing) Allocated memory which is no longer in use but has not yet been deallocated.
- Something or someone worthless.
- Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind.
- (sports, slang, Canada, US, attributive) An easy shot.
- (computing) Data that are misinterpreted as another kind of data.
- a worthless message
- food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
- a receptacle where waste can be discarded
adj
noun
name
adj
noun
noun
- the act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances
- the branch of biotechnology that uses biological process to overcome environmental problems
- (biochemistry) The use of biological organisms, usually microorganisms, to remove contaminants, especially from polluted water.
noun
- the recovery of useful substances from waste products
- the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
- rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
- The recovery of a wasteland, or of flooded land so it can be cultivated.
- The act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed.
noun
- (in the plural) Material removed by such a process; refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc.
- (medicine) Identifying cases of a disease in a population of asymptomatic persons.
- (business) Identifying latent unsuitabilities in business propositions, job applicants, or investment opportunities.
- (soccer) Shielding.
- (uncountable) Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").
- (by extension, uncountable) The examination of any material or persons to detect problems through any of various testing, checking, or filtering processes, as:
- (countable) A test or method used for this purpose.
- (volleyball) Action done by the serving team to prevent the opposing team from seeing the server and the flight path of the ball.
- The examination and treatment of a material to detect and remove unwanted fractions by passing it through a screen (sieve).
- The showing of a film, typically by projecting it on a screen.
- testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics
- the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
- fabric of metal or plastic mesh
- the display of a motion picture
verb
verb
- To remove (film, cotton, etc.) from a spool; unwind.
- (slang, of a film) To play; to be screened.
- (ambitransitive) To lose or cause to lose one's composure; to fall apart.
- (ambitransitive) To flow forth, unfold, or play out.
- (aviation) To reduce the thrust of a jet engine to idle in flight.
- (ambitransitive) To relax or become relaxed; to unwind.
verb
- wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt
- remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
- deplete of strength or vitality
- drain off the color in the course of laundering
- lose color in the process of being washed
- prevent or interrupt due to rain
- wear or destroy by the force of water
- (idiomatic) To lose traction while going around a turn, especially in cycling, motorsports and skiing/snowboarding.
- (idiomatic) To cancel due to bad weather.
- To wash the inside of something.
- To remove something by washing.
- (idiomatic) To wear away by the flow of water; to erode.
- To be removed by washing.
- To fail utterly at something one has attempted.
noun
- the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
- a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
- the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
- the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing
- A religious act or rite in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.
- The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
- (Christianity) The pouring of wine into the chalice to rinse it after communion, the wine being then drunk by the priest.
verb
- make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
- become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added
- (intransitive) To become more plastic
- (transitive) To make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer
- (transitive) To capitalize on something with ignorance to its significance or true value; to exploit something for monetary gain
noun
- The practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use.
- (uncountable) Those materials culled for recycling.
- (usually figurative) Something made by recycling something else.
- used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products
- the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products
verb
verb
noun
- (derogatory, slang) A reprehensible person or persons.
- (uncountable) A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water).
- The topmost liquid layer of a cesspool or septic tank.
- (uncountable, slang, chiefly US) Semen.
- (uncountable) A greenish water vegetation (such as algae), usually found floating on the surface of ponds
- a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid
- worthless people
adj
- Free of foreign material or pollutants.
- Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.
- Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
- (of a branch of science) Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.
- (phonetics) Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.
- (programming) Having no side effects.
- Mere; that and that only.
- (Bermuda, slang) A lot of.
- (of sound) Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant.
- free from discordant qualities
- concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied
- (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black
- in a state of sexual virginity
- free of extraneous elements of any kind
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
- (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless
adv
noun
verb
noun
- the bodily process of discharging waste matter
- the murder of a competitor
- the act of removing or getting rid of something
- analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives
- the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations
- (biology) The act of discharging or excreting waste products or foreign substances through the various emunctories.
- (mathematics) The act of causing a quantity to disappear from an equation; especially, in the operation of deducing from several equations containing several unknown quantities a less number of equations containing a less number of unknown quantities.
- (television) The act of voting off or throwing off a contestant in a reality television competition.
- (accounting) The act of recording amounts in a consolidation statement to remove the effects of inter-company transactions.
- The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.
- (logic) The act of obtaining by separation, or as the result of eliminating; deduction.
- The act of excluding a losing contestant from a match, tournament, or other competition.
noun
- the bodily process of discharging waste matter
- the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection
- the act of removing the contents of something
- Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation; urination; also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means.
- Abolition; nullification.
- That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool, urine or other natural means.
- The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging, including creating a vacuum.
- The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety.
- Withdrawal of troops or civils from a town, country, fortress, etc.
noun
- the bodily process of discharging waste matter
- waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
- Something excreted in that manner, especially urine or feces.
- The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.
verb
adj
noun
verb
noun
- Specifically, waste material destined not to be reclaimed through recycling, composting, etc.
- A place or receptacle for waste material.
- Food waste material of any kind.
- Nonsense; gibberish.
- (computing) Allocated memory which is no longer in use but has not yet been deallocated.
- Something or someone worthless.
- Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind.
- (sports, slang, Canada, US, attributive) An easy shot.
- (computing) Data that are misinterpreted as another kind of data.
- a worthless message
- food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
- a receptacle where waste can be discarded
adj
noun
name
noun
- the act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances
- the branch of biotechnology that uses biological process to overcome environmental problems
- (biochemistry) The use of biological organisms, usually microorganisms, to remove contaminants, especially from polluted water.
noun
- the recovery of useful substances from waste products
- the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
- rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
- The recovery of a wasteland, or of flooded land so it can be cultivated.
- The act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed.
noun
- (in the plural) Material removed by such a process; refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc.
- (medicine) Identifying cases of a disease in a population of asymptomatic persons.
- (business) Identifying latent unsuitabilities in business propositions, job applicants, or investment opportunities.
- (soccer) Shielding.
- (uncountable) Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").
- (by extension, uncountable) The examination of any material or persons to detect problems through any of various testing, checking, or filtering processes, as:
- (countable) A test or method used for this purpose.
- (volleyball) Action done by the serving team to prevent the opposing team from seeing the server and the flight path of the ball.
- The examination and treatment of a material to detect and remove unwanted fractions by passing it through a screen (sieve).
- The showing of a film, typically by projecting it on a screen.
- testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics
- the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
- fabric of metal or plastic mesh
- the display of a motion picture
verb
noun
- the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
- a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
- the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
- the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing
- A religious act or rite in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.
- The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
- (Christianity) The pouring of wine into the chalice to rinse it after communion, the wine being then drunk by the priest.
noun
- The practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use.
- (uncountable) Those materials culled for recycling.
- (usually figurative) Something made by recycling something else.
- used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products
- the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products
verb
verb
- remove unwanted substances from
- make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
- remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
- clean and tidy up the house
- clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
- be cleanable
- remove shells or husks from
- remove while making clean
- remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
- deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
- (manga fandom slang) To purge a raw of any blemishes caused by the scanning process such as brown tinting and poor color contrast.
- (slang) To beat, to thrash; to defeat.
- (intransitive) To make things clean in general.
- (transitive) To tidy up, make a place neat.
- (transitive, computing) To remove unnecessary files, etc. from (a directory, etc.).
- (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.
- (transitive, climbing) To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
- (video games) Synonym of clean up.
- (transitive) To remove guts and/or scales of a butchered animal.
- (transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.
noun
- Removal of dirt.
- a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
- (in the plural, metal music) Clear vocals, contrasted with death growls and screams.
- (weightlifting) The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.
adj
- thorough and without qualification
- (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
- ritually clean or pure
- free of restrictions or qualifications
- free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
- free from impurities
- (of a surface) not written or printed on
- (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
- exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
- free of drugs
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- morally pure
- free from sepsis or infection
- free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
- not carrying concealed weapons
- without difficulties or problems
- (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
- not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
- Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects.
- Utter, complete, total; pure; free from restraint.
- (informal) Cool or neat.
- Empty.
- (aviation) Having the undercarriage and flaps in the up position.
- Pure, especially morally or religiously.
- Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
- (informal) Devoid of profanity.
- Free of infiltration by covert listening or recording devices (bugs), enemy spies, etc.
- Free of contamination, (unwanted) germs, infection, or disease.
- Well-proportioned; shapely.
- (sports, for example, professional wrestling, slang) Of a victory or performance: without any blemishes such as submission holds, disqualification, interference, etc.
- In an unmarked condition; blank.
- That does not damage the environment (as much as some alternative).
- (aerodynamics) Allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces, without protrusions such as racks or landing gear.
- Free from (or showing no signs of) corrupt, unlawful, and/or sinister conduct or connections (and (of criminal, driving, etc. records) therefore without restrictions or penalties).
- (informal) Not in possession of weapons or contraband such as drugs.
- Devoid of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
- (climbing, of a route) Ascended without falling.
- (of metal) Having relatively few impurities.
- Not using drugs or alcohol.
- Smooth, exact, and performed well.
adv
noun
- the bodily process of discharging waste matter
- the murder of a competitor
- the act of removing or getting rid of something
- analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives
- the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations
- (biology) The act of discharging or excreting waste products or foreign substances through the various emunctories.
- (mathematics) The act of causing a quantity to disappear from an equation; especially, in the operation of deducing from several equations containing several unknown quantities a less number of equations containing a less number of unknown quantities.
- (television) The act of voting off or throwing off a contestant in a reality television competition.
- (accounting) The act of recording amounts in a consolidation statement to remove the effects of inter-company transactions.
- The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.
- (logic) The act of obtaining by separation, or as the result of eliminating; deduction.
- The act of excluding a losing contestant from a match, tournament, or other competition.
noun
- the bodily process of discharging waste matter
- the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection
- the act of removing the contents of something
- Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation; urination; also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means.
- Abolition; nullification.
- That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool, urine or other natural means.
- The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging, including creating a vacuum.
- The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety.
- Withdrawal of troops or civils from a town, country, fortress, etc.
noun
- the bodily process of discharging waste matter
- waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
- Something excreted in that manner, especially urine or feces.
- The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.
verb
- remove debris from
- go away or disappear
- free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
- make a way or path by removing objects
- remove the occupants of
- settle, as of a debt
- go unchallenged; be approved
- make as a net profit
- be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts
- clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
- sell to get rid of
- rid of instructions or data
- free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
- make clear, bright, light, or translucent
- grant authorization or clearance for
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- remove (people) from a building
- become clear
- yield as a net profit
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- pass by, over, or under without making contact
- pass an inspection or receive authorization
- rid of obstructions
- (transitive, firearms) To unload a firearm, or undergo an unloading procedure, in order to prevent negligent discharge; for safety reasons, to check whether one's firearm is loaded or unloaded.
- (transitive) To pass without interference; to miss.
- (transitive, computing) To style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position.
- (transitive, video games) To finish or complete (a stage, challenge, or game).
- (transitive) To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.
- (transitive) To approve or authorise for a particular purpose or action; to give clearance to.
- (intransitive) To obtain a clearance.
- (transitive) To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track.
- (intransitive) To leave abruptly; to clear off or clear out.
- (transitive) To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.
- (transitive, business) To earn a profit of; to net.
- (transitive) To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.
- (transitive, activities such as jumping or throwing) To exceed a stated mark.
- (transitive) To obtain approval or authorisation in respect of.
- (transitive, computing) To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.
- (intransitive) Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.
- To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.
- (transitive) To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from (a matter); to clarify or resolve; to clear up.
- (intransitive) To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.
- (transitive, intransitive, sports) To hit, kick, head, punch etc. (a ball, puck) away in order to defend one's goal.
adj
- freed from any question of guilt
- free from contact or proximity or connection
- (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
- allowing light to pass through
- clear of charges or deductions
- clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
- free of restrictions or qualifications
- free from flaw or blemish or impurity
- readily apparent to the mind
- free from clouds or mist or haze
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)
- easily deciphered
- free from confusion or doubt
- affording free passage or view
- characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
- accurately stated or described
- Possessing little or no perceptible stimulus.
- (MLE) Better than, superior to.
- (meteorology) Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds.
- (MLE) Good, the best.
- Able to perceive straightforwardly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating.
- Transparent in colour.
- Unmixed; entirely pure.
- Without clouds.
- Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured.
- Distinct, sharp, well-marked.
- (figuratively) Free of guilt, or suspicion.
- (of a soup) Without a thickening ingredient.
- (of a railway signal) Showing a green aspect, allowing a train to proceed past it.
- Without diminution; in full; net.
- Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
- Free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.
- Free of obstacles.
- (Scientology) Free from the influence of engrams; see Clear (Scientology).
- Without defects or blemishes, such as freckles or knots.
- Easily or distinctly heard; audible.
noun
- a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
- the state of being free of suspicion
- (Scientology) A person who is free from the influence of engrams.
- (carpentry) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
- (video games) The completion of a stage or challenge, or of the whole game.
adv
verb
- remove unwanted substances from
- make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
- remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
- clean and tidy up the house
- clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
- be cleanable
- remove shells or husks from
- remove while making clean
- remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
- deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
- (manga fandom slang) To purge a raw of any blemishes caused by the scanning process such as brown tinting and poor color contrast.
- (slang) To beat, to thrash; to defeat.
- (intransitive) To make things clean in general.
- (transitive) To tidy up, make a place neat.
- (transitive, computing) To remove unnecessary files, etc. from (a directory, etc.).
- (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.
- (transitive, climbing) To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
- (video games) Synonym of clean up.
- (transitive) To remove guts and/or scales of a butchered animal.
- (transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.
noun
- Removal of dirt.
- a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
- (in the plural, metal music) Clear vocals, contrasted with death growls and screams.
- (weightlifting) The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.
adj
- thorough and without qualification
- (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
- ritually clean or pure
- free of restrictions or qualifications
- free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
- free from impurities
- (of a surface) not written or printed on
- (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
- exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
- free of drugs
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- morally pure
- free from sepsis or infection
- free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
- not carrying concealed weapons
- without difficulties or problems
- (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
- not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
- Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects.
- Utter, complete, total; pure; free from restraint.
- (informal) Cool or neat.
- Empty.
- (aviation) Having the undercarriage and flaps in the up position.
- Pure, especially morally or religiously.
- Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
- (informal) Devoid of profanity.
- Free of infiltration by covert listening or recording devices (bugs), enemy spies, etc.
- Free of contamination, (unwanted) germs, infection, or disease.
- Well-proportioned; shapely.
- (sports, for example, professional wrestling, slang) Of a victory or performance: without any blemishes such as submission holds, disqualification, interference, etc.
- In an unmarked condition; blank.
- That does not damage the environment (as much as some alternative).
- (aerodynamics) Allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces, without protrusions such as racks or landing gear.
- Free from (or showing no signs of) corrupt, unlawful, and/or sinister conduct or connections (and (of criminal, driving, etc. records) therefore without restrictions or penalties).
- (informal) Not in possession of weapons or contraband such as drugs.
- Devoid of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
- (climbing, of a route) Ascended without falling.
- (of metal) Having relatively few impurities.
- Not using drugs or alcohol.
- Smooth, exact, and performed well.
adv
verb
- remove unwanted substances from
- clean refuse from
- feed on carrion or refuse
- collect discarded material
- (intransitive) To feed on carrion or refuse.
- (transitive) To expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle.
- (transitive) To collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material.
- (transitive) To remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities.
verb
- reuse (materials from waste products)
- make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state
- overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
- bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
- claim back
- (transitive) To claim something back; to repossess.
- (intransitive, law, Scotland) To appeal from the Lord Ordinary to the inner house of the Court of Session.
- (transitive) To obtain useful products from waste; to recycle.
- (sociology) To bring back a term into acceptable usage, usually of a slur, and usually by the group that was once targeted by that slur.
- (transitive) To return land to a suitable condition for use.
noun
verb
- reuse (materials from waste products)
- regain a former condition after a financial loss
- get over an illness or shock
- get or find back; recover the use of
- regain or make up for
- cover anew
- (roofing) To add a new roof membrane or steep-slope covering over an existing one.
- To cover again.
- (intransitive, law) To obtain a positive judgement; to win in a lawsuit.
- (intransitive) To regain one's composure, balance etc.
- (transitive, law) To gain as compensation or reparation, usually by formal legal process.
- (transitive) To salvage, to extricate, to rescue (a thing or person).
- (transitive) To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal).
- (intransitive, followed by "from" to show what caused the bad feeling) To get better, to regain health or prosperity.
- (transitive) To replenish to, resume (a good state of mind or body).
noun
verb
- To remove (film, cotton, etc.) from a spool; unwind.
- (slang, of a film) To play; to be screened.
- (ambitransitive) To lose or cause to lose one's composure; to fall apart.
- (ambitransitive) To flow forth, unfold, or play out.
- (aviation) To reduce the thrust of a jet engine to idle in flight.
- (ambitransitive) To relax or become relaxed; to unwind.
verb
- wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt
- remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
- deplete of strength or vitality
- drain off the color in the course of laundering
- lose color in the process of being washed
- prevent or interrupt due to rain
- wear or destroy by the force of water
- (idiomatic) To lose traction while going around a turn, especially in cycling, motorsports and skiing/snowboarding.
- (idiomatic) To cancel due to bad weather.
- To wash the inside of something.
- To remove something by washing.
- (idiomatic) To wear away by the flow of water; to erode.
- To be removed by washing.
- To fail utterly at something one has attempted.
verb
- make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
- become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added
- (intransitive) To become more plastic
- (transitive) To make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer
- (transitive) To capitalize on something with ignorance to its significance or true value; to exploit something for monetary gain
verb
noun
- (derogatory, slang) A reprehensible person or persons.
- (uncountable) A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water).
- The topmost liquid layer of a cesspool or septic tank.
- (uncountable, slang, chiefly US) Semen.
- (uncountable) A greenish water vegetation (such as algae), usually found floating on the surface of ponds
- a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid
- worthless people
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noun
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- Free of foreign material or pollutants.
- Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.
- Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
- (of a branch of science) Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.
- (phonetics) Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.
- (programming) Having no side effects.
- Mere; that and that only.
- (Bermuda, slang) A lot of.
- (of sound) Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant.
- free from discordant qualities
- concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied
- (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black
- in a state of sexual virginity
- free of extraneous elements of any kind
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
- (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless