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There are probably a few library fines I haven't paid yet, but I'm a pretty clean-cut guy overall.
Al Yankovic

Meaning of "clean-cut" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLEAN-CUT

clean-cut play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLEAN-CUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clean-Cut is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CLEAN-CUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of clean-cut in the English dictionary

The definition of clean-cut in the dictionary is clearly outlined; neat. Other definition of clean-cut is definite.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLEAN-CUT

clean out
clean room
clean sheet
clean slate
clean sweep
clean technology
clean up
clean up one´s act
clean wool
clean-and-jerk
clean-limbed
clean-living
clean-shaven
clean-tech
cleanability
cleanable
cleaner
cleanhanded
cleaning
cleaning fluid

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLEAN-CUT

boot-cut
clear-cut
crinkle-cut
fine-cut
half-cut
low-cut
open-cut
razor-cut
ready-cut
rose-cut
rough-cut
short-cut
square-cut

Synonyms and antonyms of clean-cut in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CLEAN-CUT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «clean-cut» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of clean-cut

Translation of «clean-cut» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLEAN-CUT

Find out the translation of clean-cut to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of clean-cut from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clean-cut» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

棱角分明
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

corte limpio
570 millions of speakers

English

clean-cut
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्वच्छ कट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قطع نظيفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

очерченный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

clean-cut
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্পষ্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

clean-cut
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

klar umrissen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

明確な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

깔끔한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Resik-resik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sạch cắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுத்தமான-வெட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वच्छ कट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iç açıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ben delineato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czyste cięcie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

окреслене
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

curat - cut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

clean - cut
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skoon -cut
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

clean -cut
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

renskårne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clean-cut

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEAN-CUT»

The term «clean-cut» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.513 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of clean-cut
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEAN-CUT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «clean-cut» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «clean-cut» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clean-cut

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7 QUOTES WITH «CLEAN-CUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word clean-cut.
1
Yul Brynner
I am just a nice, clean-cut Mongolian boy.
2
Neneh Cherry
Everyone in Sweden has great hair and teeth and is clean-cut and organised.
3
Megan Fox
I like the bad-boy types. Generally the guy I'm attracted to is the guy in the club with all the tattoos and nail polish. He's usually the lead singer in a punk band and plays guitar. But my serious boyfriends are relatively clean-cut, nice guys. So it's strange.
4
Gabriel Mann
The only description for Nolan in the script was that he's a very bad dresser. I put on a red windbreaker and every other ugly, ill-fitting thing I could dig out. He was potentially written as a clean-cut nerd, but I wanted a darker spin.
5
Joe Perry
The Beatles just changed everything right across the board. They just had that right combination of clean-cut good looks - a cute band - but under that they had a real rock n' roll thing going on.
6
Parker Stevenson
I was the last one to screen test for The Hardy Boys. I'd like to play that's not as clean-cut as Frank Hardy. I play him as straight as possible.
7
Al Yankovic
There are probably a few library fines I haven't paid yet, but I'm a pretty clean-cut guy overall.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLEAN-CUT»

Discover the use of clean-cut in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clean-cut and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Clean Cut: An Anna Travis Mystery
As USA Today wrote of La Plante's Above Suspicion, "There is no sugarcoating on this 100-proof police procedural." La Plante's growing legions of fans will not be disappointed.
Lynda La Plante, 2008
2
Clean Cut
Meet Paris Murphy: the Twin Cities detective with Lebanese good looks, Irish charm and double trouble on her plate.Fionn 'Finch' Hennessy had been working the St Paul streets ever since she left Wisconsin and her abusive family past behind.
Theresa Monsour, 2004
3
Pigboys: Clean-Cut Boys Playing Dirty
PIGBOYS: Clean-Cut Boy's Playing Dirty is a 120-page full color delight of photos and stories which invites the reader to share with these extraordinary lads the beautiful images they helped create and the fun they had in getting there.
Brian Douglas Ahern, 2005
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American Journal of Philately
M With the exception of the 500, there are no types. The perforations, which appear at first sight to be difficult, are as follows: 14, very small holes. 1313} x 14, very small holes. 13% x 13% (or 13), large holes clean cut. 12% x 12, three different ...
5
Dead End Motel
Although not unheard of to use a go-between, Clean Cut could smell a rat and wanted in. After the anonymous person in the managing director's office, whom the M.D. called Mr. Stubs, made a quick phone call, the phone was handed over to ...
Steve D
6
International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks ...
The following figures show the approximate cost of cut bluestone for various uses : Flagstone, 5-inch, size 8'XlO', edges and top bush hammered, per sq. ft. , face measure $0 . 65 Flagstone, 4-inch, size 5'X5', select stock, edges clean cut, ...
7
A treatise on architecture and building construction
The following figures show the approximate cost of cut bluestone for variuos uses : Flagstone, 5-inch, size 8'X1O', edges and top bush hammered, per sq. ft., face measure #0.05 Flagstone, 4-inch, size 5'X5', select stock, edges clean cut, ...
International Correspondence Schools, 1899
8
Plumbing and gas-fitting, heating and ventilation of ...
The following figures show the approximate cost of cut bluestone for various uses : Flagstone, 5-inch, size 8'XlO', edges and top bush hammered, per sq. ft. , face measure 80 . 05 Flagstone, 4-inch, size 5'X5', select stock, edges clean cut, ...
International Correspondence Schools, 1903
9
International library of technology: a series of textbooks ...
The following figures show the approximate cost of cut bluestone for various uses : Flagstone, 5-inch, size 8'XlO', edges and top bushhammered, per sq. ft., face measure $0.65 Flagstone, 4-inch, size 5'X5', select stock, edges clean cut, natural ...
International Textbook Company, 1903
10
Annual Report
The head should be well shaped, neat, clear-cut and straight, with breadth between the eyes, a large, open nostril, fine-cut muzzle, and clean, firm lips, a full , bright eye, a neat, well-set ear of medium size, a clean-cut, open jaw, with a wide ...
Pennsylvania. Dept. of Agriculture, 1905

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLEAN-CUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clean-cut is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Mission: Impossible' villain revealed: Sean Harris is clean-cut but a …
Sean Harris' villain Solomon Lane in Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation has been so ominous and secretive that we have only caught ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
2
A Marketing Guide for Filling Vacant Income Properties
By being more specific and delivering a clean-cut home description targeted toward a specific audience, your online listings will gain ... «Entrepreneur, Jul 15»
3
Spencer Boldman Gets a Clean-Cut New Hairstyle
Lab Rats just finished filming its last-ever episode, and the cast has been pretty emotional about saying goodbye to their beloved characters. «Twist Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Clean-cut Cardinals will rise above dark cloud of subterfuge
In a joint effort in bringing home the aforementioned titles, the St. Louis Cardinals have won 19 pennants and have been to the postseason 27 ... «The Republic Monitor, Jun 15»
5
Possible terror suspect described as clean-cut, quiet by Winnipeg …
She said Driver appeared to be a normal kid, clean cut, and used to cut the grass and help his father in the yard, but never saw him with friends. «CTV News, Jun 15»

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