Search "clean" in:
Browse words next to:
 |
cleaning
1 a: to make clean: as
(1): to rid of dirt, impurities, or extraneous matter
(2): to rid of corruption <vowing to clean up city hall> b: remove
, eradicate —usually used with up or off<clean up that mess>2 a: strip
, empty <a tree cleaned of fruit> b: to remove the entrails from <clean fish> c: to deprive of money or possessions —often used with out<they cleaned him out completely>intransitive verb: to undergo or perform a process of cleaning <clean up before dinner>
— clean·abil·i·ty
\ˌklē-nə-ˈbi-lə-tē\
noun
— clean·able
\ˈklē-nə-bəl\
adjective
— clean house
1: to clean a house and its furniture2: to make sweeping reforms or changes (as of personnel)
— clean one's clock
: to beat one badly in a fight or competition
— clean up one's act
: to behave in a more acceptable manner
Learn more about
"clean" and related topics at
Britannica.com
|
