clean vs fast and loose

clean

adj
  • Pure, especially morally or religiously. 

  • Allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces, without protrusions such as racks or landing gear. 

  • Empty. 

  • Having the undercarriage and flaps in the up position. 

  • Being free of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). 

  • In an unmarked condition. 

  • Not having used drugs or alcohol. 

  • Cool or neat. 

  • Smooth, exact, and performed well. 

  • That does not damage the environment. 

  • Having relatively few impurities. 

  • Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire. 

  • Not in possession of weapons or contraband such as drugs. 

  • Not dirty. 

  • Devoid of profanity. 

  • Without restrictions or penalties, or someone having such a record. 

  • Well-proportioned; shapely. 

  • Ascended without falling. 

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

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

  • Synonym of clean up 

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

  • To remove dirt from a place or object. 

  • 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. 

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

  • To make things clean in general. 

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

  • To tidy up, make a place neat. 

noun
  • Removal of dirt. 

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

adv
  • Fully and completely. 

fast and loose

noun
  • A con game played with a chain, belt or string that is laid down to form two open loops. The mark places a finger or stick in one of the loops to try to secure the chain when it gets lifted, but the con artist is able to prevent this no matter which loop was chosen. 

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