The difference between Clean and Dirty

When used as adverbs, clean means fully and completely, whereas dirty means in a dirty manner.

When used as verbs, clean means to remove dirt from a place or object, whereas dirty means to make (something) dirty.

When used as adjectives, clean means free of dirt or impurities or protruberances. not dirty. in an unmarked condition. allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces, without protrusions such as racks or landing gear. empty. having relatively few impurities, whereas dirty means unclean.

Clean is also noun with the meaning: removal of dirt.

check bellow for the other definitions of Clean and Dirty

  1. Clean as an adjective (physical):

    Free of dirt or impurities or protruberances. Not dirty. In an unmarked condition. Allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces, without protrusions such as racks or landing gear. Empty. Having relatively few impurities.

    Examples:

    "Are these dishes clean?  Your room is finally clean!"

    "Put a clean sheet of paper into the printer."

    "The cargo hold is clean.  nowrap Mister, I want to see a clean dinner plate or there'll be no dessert for you."

    "'clean steel"

  2. Clean as an adjective (behavioural):

    Free of immorality or criminality. Pure, especially morally or religiously. Not having used drugs or alcohol. Without restrictions or penalties, or someone having such a record. Not in possession of weapons or contraband such as drugs. Devoid of profanity.

    Examples:

    "Our kids can watch this movie because it is clean."

    "I've been clean this time for eight months."

    "Unlike you, I’ve never caused any accidents — my record is still clean!"

    "I’m clean, officer. You can go ahead and search me if you want."

  3. Clean as an adjective:

    Smooth, exact, and performed well.

    Examples:

    "I’ll need a sharper knife to make clean cuts.  nowrap a clean leap over a fence"

  4. Clean as an adjective (obsolete):

    Total; utter.

  5. Clean as an adjective (informal):

    Cool or neat.

    Examples:

    "Wow, Dude, those are some clean shoes ya got there!"

  6. Clean as an adjective (health):

    Being free of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

    Examples:

    "I want to make sure my fiancé is clean before we are married."

  7. Clean as an adjective:

    That does not the .

    Examples:

    "'clean energy;  clean coal"

  8. Clean as an adjective:

    Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects.

    Examples:

    "'clean land;  clean timber"

  9. Clean as an adjective:

    Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.

  10. Clean as an adjective:

    Well-proportioned; shapely.

    Examples:

    "'clean limbs"

  11. Clean as an adjective (climbing, of a route):

    Ascended without falling.

  1. Clean as a noun:

    Removal of dirt.

    Examples:

    "This place needs a clean."

  2. Clean as a noun (weightlifting):

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

  1. Clean as a verb (transitive):

    To remove dirt from a place or object.

    Examples:

    "Can you clean the windows today?"

  2. Clean as a verb (transitive):

    To tidy up, make a place neat.

    Examples:

    "Clean your room right now!"

  3. Clean as a verb (transitive, climbing):

    To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.

  4. Clean as a verb (intransitive):

    To make things clean in general.

    Examples:

    "She just likes to clean. That’s why I married her."

  5. Clean as a verb (transitive, computing):

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

  6. Clean as a verb (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.

  7. Clean as a verb (manga, _, fandom):

    To purge a raw of any blemishes caused by the scanning process such as brown tinting and poor color contrast.

  8. Clean as a verb:

    To remove guts and/or scales of a butchered animal.

  1. Clean as an adverb:

    Fully and completely.

    Examples:

    "He was stabbed clean through."

    "You must be clean mad."

  1. Dirty as an adjective:

    Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.

    Examples:

    "Despite a walk in the rain, my shoes weren't too dirty."

  2. Dirty as an adjective:

    That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.

    Examples:

    "Don't put that in your mouth, dear. It's dirty."

  3. Dirty as an adjective:

    Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.

    Examples:

    "At the reception, Uncle Nick got drunk and told dirty jokes to the bridesmaids."

  4. Dirty as an adjective:

    Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.

    Examples:

    "He might have scored, but it was a dirty trick that won him the penalty."

  5. Dirty as an adjective:

    Corrupt, illegal, or improper.

    Examples:

    "I won't accept your dirty money!"

  6. Dirty as an adjective:

    Out of tune.

    Examples:

    "You need to tune that guitar: the G string sounds dirty."

  7. Dirty as an adjective:

    Of color, discolored by impurities.

    Examples:

    "The old flag was a dirty white."

  8. Dirty as an adjective (computing):

    Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.

    Examples:

    "Occasionally it reads the sector into a dirty buffer, which means it needs to sync the dirty buffer first."

  9. Dirty as an adjective (slang):

    Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.

    Examples:

    "None of y'all get into my car if you're dirty."

  10. Dirty as an adjective (informal):

    Examples:

    "He lives in a dirty great mansion."

  11. Dirty as an adjective:

    Sleety; gusty; stormy.

    Examples:

    "'dirty weather"

  1. Dirty as an adverb:

    In a dirty manner.

    Examples:

    "to play dirty'"

  1. Dirty as a verb (transitive):

    To make (something) dirty.

  2. Dirty as a verb (transitive):

    To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.

  3. Dirty as a verb (transitive):

    To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).

  4. Dirty as a verb (intransitive):

    To become soiled.

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