cleaning

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C0395700 (klēn)adj. clean·er, clean·est 1. Free from dirt, stain, or impurities; unsoiled: a clean kitchen floor; clean clothes.2. a. Free from foreign matter or pollution; unadulterated: clean air; clean drinking water.b. Not infected: a clean wound.3. a. Producing relatively little pollution: a clean fuel; a cleaner, more efficient engine.b. Producing relatively little radioactive fallout or contamination: a clean nuclear bomb.4. Having no imperfections or blemishes; regular or even: a clean edge; a smooth, clean joint.5. a. Not ornate or intricate; spare: "the clean lines and exquisite proportions of early modernism" (Judith Thurman).b. Sharply defined; clear-cut: a clean outline against the sky.6. Free from clumsiness; deft; adroit: a clean throw.7. Devoid of restrictions or encumbrances: a clean bill of health.8. Thorough; complete: a clean getaway.9. Having few alterations or corrections; legible: clean manuscript.10. Blank: a clean page.11. a. Morally pure; virtuous: led a clean life.b. Having no marks of discredit or offense: a clean voting record.12. Fit for all readers, listeners, or audiences; not ribald or obscene: a clean joke.13. Honest or fair: a clean fighter; a clean competition.14. Slang a. Not carrying concealed weapons or drugs.b. Innocent of a suspected crime.15. Informal a. Free from narcotics addiction.b. Showing no evidence of using banned or performance-enhancing substances: proven to be clean before the race.adv. cleaner, cleanest 1. So as to be unsoiled: wash the dishes clean.2. In a fair manner: played the game clean.3. In a clean or nonpolluting manner: a fuel that burns clean.4. Informal Entirely; wholly: clean forgot the appointment.v. cleaned, clean·ing, cleans v.tr.1. To rid of dirt, rubbish, or impurities: clean a room; clean a suit.2. To get rid of (impurities or dirt, for example); remove: cleaned up the trash; cleaned off the stains.3. To prepare (fowl or other food) for cooking, as by removing the entrails or fat.4. To remove the contents from; empty: cleaned my plate.5. Sports To lift (a barbell) from the floor to the shoulders in one motion.v.intr. To undergo or perform an act of cleaning.Phrasal Verbs: clean out1. To rid of dirt, rubbish, or impurities.2. To empty of contents or occupants.3. Informal To drive or force out: cleaned out the incompetent workers.4. Slang To deprive completely of money or material wealth: The robbery cleaned us out. clean up1. To make clean or orderly.2. To make oneself clean, neat, or presentable.3. To dispose of; settle: cleaned up the unpaid bills.4. Slang To make a large profit, often in a short period of time: cleaned up during the bull market.Idiom: clean house Slang To eliminate or discard what is undesirable: The scandal forced the company to clean house.

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[Middle English clene, from Old English clǣne.]

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clean′a·ble adj.clean′ness n.

cleaning

(ˈkliːnɪŋ) n1. the act of removing dirt or something undesirable2. the job or activity of keeping a place clean

Thesaurus

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cleaning - the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"cleansing, cleanupimprovement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"disinfestation - the activity of getting rid of verminspring-cleaning - the activity of cleaning a house thoroughly at the end of winterscrubbing, scouring, scrub - the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and waterdry cleaning - the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than watersweeping - the act of cleaning with a broompurging, purge - an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elementspurification - the act of cleaning by getting rid of impuritiessterilisation, sterilization - the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)sanitisation, sanitization, sanitation - making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizingdepilation, epilation - the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)washup, bathing - the act of washing yourself (or another person)housecleaning - the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house; "efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time"

Translations

清洁处理

cleaning

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