Concept cluster: Physical processes > Cleaning
v
(transitive) To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully.
v
(transitive, archaic, now rare) To make clean by wiping; to wipe away.
adj
(obsolete) Total; utter. (still in "clean sweep")
v
(intransitive) To clean the interior of a house.
v
(transitive) To clean, especially to tidy by removing the contents.
n
Alternative form of cleanroom [A room or environment that is controlled in such a way as to minimize airborne particulate matter, typically for the purpose of fabricating sensitive electronic or other devices.]
v
(intransitive, idiomatic) To make a large profit; to win by a large margin, or to win a large amount, especially in gambling. Also clean house.
n
Alternative spelling of cleanup. [The act of cleaning or tidying something.]
n
(informal) A very clean and tidy person; one who has high standards of cleanliness for the home, etc.
v
Obsolete spelling of clean [(transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.]
n
(informal) A person responsible for cleaning or tidying up.
n
(neologism) An influencer who gives advice on housekeeping and cleaning products.
v
Pronunciation spelling of cleaning.
adj
(obsolete) Cleansing; fitted to remove moisture; dirt, etc.
n
A medical course that serves to clear the bowels completely of feces.
v
(transitive) To free from dirt; to clean, to purify.
n
The act of cleaning or tidying something.
v
(transitive) To tidy up, to remove mess or obstacles from a place to make it neat.
adj
Obsolete spelling of clear [Transparent in colour.]
n
Alternative form of cleary [A clear marble (sphere used in games), usually colored, but without decoration or design.]
n
Alternative form of clear-out [The act of emptying a room or space.]
adj
Obsolete spelling of clear [Transparent in colour.]
v
(transitive, idiomatic) to completely physically block
n
(obsolete) The process of straining.
v
(economics, transitive, intransitive) To trade money for good or services as an individual.
n
The act or process of removing clutter; tidying, removing unwanted or messy items from a given place.
n
Any thorough cleansing, especially one conducted in order to disinfect a place that has or may have been contaminated with a disease vector such as a virus, bacteria, etc.
v
(transitive) To remove the grime or caked dirt from.
v
(informal, transitive) To remove gunk from.
n
(informal) Something that removes gunk.
v
(slang, humorous) To remove a blockage of dirt or grime from.
v
(transitive) To remove the guts from.
n
One who or that which deluges.
n
Cleanup.
v
(dialectal) To cleanse; clean out.
v
To force a person or animal to ingest food, for example by stuffing food down the throat, or using a tube passed into the stomach.
adj
Having been cleaned with a vacuum cleaner; vacuum-cleaned.
v
(transitive) To rid of undesirable personnel and procedures.
v
Obsolete form of endue. [(obsolete) To pass food into the stomach; to digest; also figuratively, to take on, absorb.]
v
(obsolete) To take in; to absorb.
v
(transitive) To tidy up using the methods advocated by Marie Kondo, especially keeping only those things that tokimeku (spark joy).
n
One who, or that which, molts or sheds.
adj
Excessively clean.
v
To teem; to be filled (with).
v
(transitive, Pennsylvania) To clean, tidy up, to put in order.
v
To scrub until all uncleanliness has been removed.
n
Alternative form of shriveler [One who, or that which, shrivels.]
v
(by extension) To embellish with many additions.
v
To clean only those parts that are soiled, rather than cleaning the entire thing, area, etc.
v
Alternative form of spot-clean [To clean only those parts that are soiled, rather than cleaning the entire thing, area, etc.]
n
(countable) A systematic clean or clear out of something.
v
(intransitive) To engage in spring-cleaning.
n
Alternative form of spring cleaning [A systematic cleaning of a residence at the end of winter]
n
(India, archaic) A cover, as of a basin, dish, hookah bowl, etc.
v
To make clean. In particular to make satisfactorily neat. Usually used to describe the straightening-out of a small room or small space.
n
(countable) An instance of something being tidied up.
n
The act or process in which things are tidied.
v
(transitive) To remove the clumps from; to make smooth or evenly distributed again.
v
(intransitive) To eliminate clutter.
v
To vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner.
v
To clean with a vacuum cleaner.
adj
Having been cleaned with a vacuum cleaner; hoovered.
n
An examination of cleanliness, hygiene or other cleaning-related standards.
n
Synonym of cleanroom (“room or environment controlled to minimize the presence of airborne matter”)
n
Synonym of aspirational recycling

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