See Also: On a clean up(money)
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clean verb. [kli:n] LME.
[from the adjective.]
verb trans. Make clean (of dirt etc.); remove the internal organs of (fish or fowl) preparatory to serving as food; eat all the food on (one's plate). LME.
dry-clean: see DRY adjective.
b. Deprive (a person) of all his or her money. Cf. sense 4 below. slang. E20.
verb intrans. Become clean; make oneself clean. E18.
verb trans. Foll. by down: clean from top to bottom; clean by brushing or wiping. M19.
verb trans. Foll. by out:
a. Remove undesirable contents from; empty, strip; slang deprive of all available money or assets. M19.
b. Deal effectively with; eject; eject the occupants from. US. M19.
verb trans. & intrans. Foll. by up:
a. verb trans. & intrans. Make (a place, oneself, etc.) clean or tidy; clear away a mess (from). M19.
b. verb trans. Acquire as gain or profit. slang (orig. US). M19.
c. verb trans. Defeat; take all the money from. slang. L19.
d. verb intrans. Make a large profit. N. Amer. slang. E20.
e. verb trans. Remove disorder, immorality, crime, etc., from; remove remaining pockets of enemy resistance from (an area). E20.
Weightlifting. Raise (a weight) from the floor to shoulder-level in a single movement. Freq. in clean and jerk, clean and press. M20.
cleanable adjective able to be cleaned L19.