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cleaning

 
Noun cleaning has 1 sense
  1. cleaning, cleansing, cleanup - the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"
    --1 is a kind of improvement
    --1 has particulars:
     disinfestation; spring-cleaning; scrub, scrubbing, scouring; dry cleaning; sweeping; purge, purging; purification; sterilization, sterilisation; sanitation, sanitization, sanitisation; depilation, epilation; washup, bathing; housecleaning
    Derived forms: verb clean5, verb clean8, verb clean3, verb clean1, verb clean9, verb clean4
Verb clean has 10 senses
  1. clean, make clean - make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
    --1 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Antonyms: dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
    Derived forms: noun cleaner2, noun cleaner3, noun cleaner1, noun cleaning1
    Sample sentence:
    They clean the cape
  2. clean, pick - remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey"
    --2 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. houseclean, clean house, clean - clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week"
    --3 is one way to tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, straighten out, square away
    Derived forms: noun cleaner3, noun cleaning1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  4. cleanse, clean - clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"
    --4 is one way to groom, neaten
    Derived form: noun cleaning1
    Sample sentence:
    They clean themselves
  5. clean - be cleanable; "This stove cleans easily"
    --5 is one way to
    be
    Derived form: noun cleaning1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
  6. clean - deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.; "The other players cleaned him completely"
    --6 is one way to
    deprive, strip, divest
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  7. clean, strip - remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm"
    --7 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody of something
    Somebody ----s PP
  8. clean - remove while making clean; "Clean the spots off the rug"
    --8 is one way to
    remove, take, take away, withdraw
    Derived form: noun cleaning1
    Sample sentence:
    They clean the snow from the path
  9. scavenge, clean - remove unwanted substances from
    --9 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
    Derived form: noun cleaning1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  10. clean - remove shells or husks from; "clean grain before milling it"
    --10 is one way to
    remove, take, take away, withdraw
    Sample sentence:
    The chefs clean the vegetables
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