clean vs transient

clean

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. 

adv
  • Fully and completely. 

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. 

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. 

transient

noun
  • A relatively loud, non-repeating signal in an audio waveform that occurs very quickly, such as the attack of a snare drum. 

  • A homeless person. 

  • homestay 

  • A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge. 

  • A module that generally remains in memory only for a short time. 

  • Something that is transient. 

  • A person who passes through a place for a short time; a traveller; a migrant worker. 

adj
  • Intermediate. 

  • Occasional; isolated; one-off 

  • having a positive probability of being left and never being visited again. 

  • Passing or disappearing with time; transitory. 

  • Decaying with time, especially exponentially. 

  • Operating beyond itself; having an external effect. 

  • Passing through; passing from one person to another. 

  • Remaining for only a brief time. 

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