Meaning

noun a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead

verb make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from

verb remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

originEtymology tree Proto-West Germanic *klainī Old English clǣne Middle English clene English clean From Middle English clene, clane, from Old English clǣne (“clean, pure”), from Proto-West Germanic *klainī (“shining, fine, splendid, tender”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *glēy- (“gleaming”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to gleam”). Cognate with Scots clean (“absolute, pure, clear, empty”)…

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