spring-cleanverb [ T ]
uk/ˌsprɪŋˈkliːn/us/ˌsprɪŋˈkliːn/to clean all of a place, especially your house, very well, including parts you do not often clean
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Cleaning & tidying places & things
- a lick and a promise idiom
- adjust
- airing
- bed
- brush
- char
- clean (sb/sth) up
- freshen (sb/sth) up
- going-over
- Hoover
- housekeeping
- housework
- shampoo
- spit
- straighten sth out
- straighten sth up
- tidy sth away
- vac
- vacuum
- valet
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spring-clean
noun [ S ] ukusUK
I gave the kitchen a spring-clean at the weekend.
spring-cleaning
noun [ U ] uk/ˌsprɪŋˈkliː.nɪŋ/us/ˌsprɪŋˈkliː.nɪŋ/
to do some spring-cleaning