spring cleann.

Brit.

/ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːn/, U.S.

/ˌsprɪŋ ˈklin/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spring n.¹, clean v.

Etymology: Apparently < spring n.¹ + clean v., after spring cleaning n. Compare later clean n. Compare also later spring clean v.

A thorough cleaning of a house, room, etc., traditionally undertaken in the spring.

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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning house > [noun]

housecleaning1774

spring cleaning1841

spring clean1848

1848 C. Brontë Let. 22 Apr. (2000) II. 53 I hope by this time you have got your ‘Spring Clean’ over and are more settled.

1926 Socialist Rev. Dec. 14 House to house inspections [should be] made in the worst areas; in fact, a regular spring-clean of the whole town organised.

1957 L. Durrell Justine i. 23 It was thrown away by Hamid in the course of a spring-clean.

2016 Cairns Eye (Austral.) (Nexis) 20 Aug. (Lifestyle section) 7 Never mind a spring clean—my house needs a bulldozer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

spring cleanv.

Brit.

/ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːn/, U.S.

/ˌsprɪŋ ˈklin/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spring n.¹, clean v.

Etymology: < spring n.¹ + clean v., after spring cleaning n. Compare earlier spring clean n., spring cleaner n.

1. transitive. To thoroughly clean (a house, room, etc.), traditionally in the spring. Also figurative.

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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning house > clean house or room [verb (transitive)]

to do out1728

to make up1891

spring clean1894

1894 Daily News 21 Apr. 6/6 Houseboat-owners are at present busily engaged in painting and spring cleaning their craft.

1930 J. Cannan No Walls of Jasper iii. 58 The place was never spring-cleaned, because the servants called it the conservatory, and thought of it as the gardener's province.

1979 M. Irwin Picturing v. 116 Mrs Garland spring-cleans the house for Bob's wedding.

2007 S. Dunne Reaper (2009) xxxv. 523 They..sat there..looking at the view, spring-cleaning their minds.

2. intransitive. To thoroughly clean a house, room, etc., traditionally in the spring.

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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning house > clean house [verb (intransitive)]

houseclean1854

spring clean1895

1895 East Ham Express 4 May 5/8 At the present time most of the good housekeepers of West Ham are busy spring-cleaning.

1922 Landmark June 446 Nobody spring-cleans in Ireland.

1978 N. Marsh Grave Mistake i. 36 I was helping springclean at the time.

2005 S. Elmes Talking for Brit. x. 249 And his wife, she never springcleaned, she never did nowt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spring clean
释义	spring cleann. Brit. /ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːn/, U.S. /ˌsprɪŋ ˈklin/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spring n.¹, clean v. Etymology: Apparently < spring n.¹ + clean v., after spring cleaning n. Compare later clean n. Compare also later spring clean v. A thorough cleaning of a house, room, etc., traditionally undertaken in the spring. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning house > [noun] housecleaning1774 spring cleaning1841 spring clean1848 1848 C. Brontë Let. 22 Apr. (2000) II. 53 I hope by this time you have got your ‘Spring Clean’ over and are more settled. 1926 Socialist Rev. Dec. 14 House to house inspections [should be] made in the worst areas; in fact, a regular spring-clean of the whole town organised. 1957 L. Durrell Justine i. 23 It was thrown away by Hamid in the course of a spring-clean. 2016 Cairns Eye (Austral.) (Nexis) 20 Aug. (Lifestyle section) 7 Never mind a spring clean—my house needs a bulldozer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). spring cleanv. Brit. /ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːn/, U.S. /ˌsprɪŋ ˈklin/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spring n.¹, clean v. Etymology: < spring n.¹ + clean v., after spring cleaning n. Compare earlier spring clean n., spring cleaner n. 1. transitive. To thoroughly clean (a house, room, etc.), traditionally in the spring. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning house > clean house or room [verb (transitive)] to do out1728 to make up1891 spring clean1894 1894 Daily News 21 Apr. 6/6 Houseboat-owners are at present busily engaged in painting and spring cleaning their craft. 1930 J. Cannan No Walls of Jasper iii. 58 The place was never spring-cleaned, because the servants called it the conservatory, and thought of it as the gardener's province. 1979 M. Irwin Picturing v. 116 Mrs Garland spring-cleans the house for Bob's wedding. 2007 S. Dunne Reaper (2009) xxxv. 523 They..sat there..looking at the view, spring-cleaning their minds. 2. intransitive. To thoroughly clean a house, room, etc., traditionally in the spring. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning house > clean house [verb (intransitive)] houseclean1854 spring clean1895 1895 East Ham Express 4 May 5/8 At the present time most of the good housekeepers of West Ham are busy spring-cleaning. 1922 Landmark June 446 Nobody spring-cleans in Ireland. 1978 N. Marsh Grave Mistake i. 36 I was helping springclean at the time. 2005 S. Elmes Talking for Brit. x. 249 And his wife, she never springcleaned, she never did nowt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1848v.1894
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