spring-clean
verb /ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːn/
/ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːn/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they spring-clean | /ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːn/ /ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːn/ |
| he / she / it spring-cleans | /ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːnz/ /ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːnz/ |
| past simple spring-cleaned | /ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːnd/ /ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːnd/ |
| past participle spring-cleaned | /ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːnd/ /ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːnd/ |
| -ing form spring-cleaning | /ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːnɪŋ/ /ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːnɪŋ/ |
- spring-clean (something) to clean a house, room, etc. carefully and completely, including the parts you do not usually clean
- Fran decided to spring-clean the apartment.