- 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:Derived forms: verb clean5, verb clean8, verb clean3, verb clean1, verb clean9, verb clean4
- 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
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun cleaner2, noun cleaner3, noun cleaner1, noun cleaning1
They clean the cape
- 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
- 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
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun cleaner3, noun cleaning1
Somebody ----s
- 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
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun cleaning1
They clean themselves
- clean - be cleanable; "This stove cleans easily"
--5 is one way to be
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun cleaning1
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
- 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
- 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
- clean - remove while making clean; "Clean the spots off the rug"
--8 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun cleaning1
They clean the snow from the path
- scavenge, clean - remove unwanted substances from
--9 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun cleaning1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- 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
- 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"