The difference between Clean and Empty
When used as nouns, clean means removal of dirt, whereas empty means a container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.
When used as verbs, clean means to remove dirt from a place or object, whereas empty means to make empty.
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 empty means devoid of content.
Clean is also adverb with the meaning: fully and completely.
check bellow for the other definitions of Clean and Empty
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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"
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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."
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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"
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Clean as an adjective (obsolete):
Total; utter.
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Clean as an adjective (informal):
Cool or neat.
Examples:
"Wow, Dude, those are some clean shoes ya got there!"
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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."
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Clean as an adjective:
That does not the .
Examples:
"'clean energy;  clean coal"
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Clean as an adjective:
Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects.
Examples:
"'clean land;  clean timber"
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Clean as an adjective:
Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.
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Clean as an adjective:
Well-proportioned; shapely.
Examples:
"'clean limbs"
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Clean as an adjective (climbing, of a route):
Ascended without falling.
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Clean as a noun:
Removal of dirt.
Examples:
"This place needs a clean."
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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.
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Clean as a verb (transitive):
To remove dirt from a place or object.
Examples:
"Can you clean the windows today?"
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Clean as a verb (transitive):
To tidy up, make a place neat.
Examples:
"Clean your room right now!"
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Clean as a verb (transitive, climbing):
To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
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Clean as a verb (intransitive):
To make things clean in general.
Examples:
"She just likes to clean. That’s why I married her."
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Clean as a verb (transitive, computing):
To remove unnecessary files, etc. from (a directory, etc.).
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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.
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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.
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Clean as a verb:
To remove guts and/or scales of a butchered animal.
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Clean as an adverb:
Fully and completely.
Examples:
"He was stabbed clean through."
"You must be clean mad."
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Empty as an adjective:
Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
Examples:
"an empty purse; an empty jug; an empty stomach"
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Empty as an adjective (computing, programming):
Containing no elements (as of a string or array), opposed to being null (having no valid value).
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Empty as an adjective (obsolete):
Free; clear; devoid; often with of.
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Empty as an adjective:
Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.
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Empty as an adjective:
Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; said of language.
Examples:
"empty words, or threats"
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Empty as an adjective:
Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.
Examples:
"empty pleasures"
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Empty as an adjective:
Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial.
Examples:
"empty dreams"
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Empty as an adjective (obsolete):
Producing nothing; unfruitful; said of a plant or tree.
Examples:
"an empty vine"
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Empty as an adjective:
Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy.
Examples:
"empty brains; an empty coxcomb"
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Empty as a verb (transitive, ergative):
To make empty; to void; to remove the contents of.
Examples:
"to empty a well or a cistern"
"The cinema emptied quickly after the end of the film."
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Empty as a verb (intransitive):
Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination.
Examples:
"Salmon River empties on the W shore about 2 miles below Bear River."
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Empty as a noun:
A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.
Examples:
"Put the empties out to be recycled."