Cleaning
nnoun.actthe act of making something cleanSynset:cleansing cleanup
Examples:- he gave his shoes a good cleaning
Derivationally Related Form:clean upcleancleanse
Hypernyms:improvement
Inherited Hypernyms:cleaningimprovementchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bathingdepilationdisinfestationdry cleaningepilationhousecleaningpurgepurgingpurificationsanitationsanitisationsanitizationscouringscrubscrubbingspring-cleaningsterilisationsterilizationsweepingwashup
Full Hyponyms:bathbubble bathcatharsisdepilationdisinfestationdry cleaningelectrolysishousecleaningmikvahmud bathpasteurizationpurgepurificationsanitationscrubshaveshowersponge bathspring-cleaningsterilizationswabbingsweepingtonsureturkish bathwashup
vverb.contactmake clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances fromSynset:clean make clean
Examples:- Clean the stove!
- The dentist cleaned my teeth
Antonyms:dirty
Derivationally Related Form:cleanercleaning
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:cleanchange
Direct Hyponyms:breambrushdisinfectdo the dishesdry cleandusthooverhygienisehygienizelaunderpipe-clayplumepreensanitisesanitizescavengesteamsteam cleansweepvacuumvacuum-cleanwashwash up
Full Troponyms:acid-washantisepticizeautoclavebreambrushchlorinatecradledisinfectdry cleandustflushhandwashmachine washpipe-claypreenpressure-washrinsesanitizescavengesteamsterilizestonewashsudssweepvacuumwashwash outwash upwater-wash
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | They --- the cape (apply to: clean)
vverb.changeremove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pitsSynset:clean pick
Hypernyms:remove take take away withdraw
Inherited Hypernyms:cleanremove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactclean and tidy up the houseSynset:clean clean house houseclean
Examples:- She housecleans every week
Derivationally Related Form:cleanercleaninghousecleaning
Hypernyms:clean up neaten square away straighten straighten out tidy tidy up
Inherited Hypernyms:housecleantidyorderarrangeputmove
Direct Hyponyms:G.I.GIspring-clean
Full Troponyms:gspring-clean
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.bodyclean one's body or parts thereof, as by washingSynset:clean cleanse
Examples:- clean up before you see your grandparents
- clean your fingernails before dinner
Derivationally Related Form:cleaningcleansercleansing
Hypernyms:groom neaten
Inherited Hypernyms:cleansegroomfancifybetterchange
Direct Hyponyms:bathedecontaminatedoucheflosslatherlavesoapwash
Full Troponyms:batheconditiondecontaminatedoucheflossfomentgarglehushscrubshampooshowersoapsponge downwash
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s | They --- themselves (apply to: clean, cleanse)
vverb.stativebe cleanableDerivationally Related Form:cleaning
Hypernyms:be
Inherited Hypernyms:cleanbe
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.contactdeprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.Examples:- The other players cleaned him completely
Hypernyms:deprive divest strip
Inherited Hypernyms:cleandeprivetake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.contactremove all contents or possession from, or empty completelySynset:clean strip
Examples:- The boys cleaned the sandwich platters
- The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm
Hypernyms:remove take take away withdraw
Inherited Hypernyms:cleanremove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody of something | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.contactremove while making cleanExamples:- Clean the spots off the rug
Derivationally Related Form:cleaning
Hypernyms:remove take take away withdraw
Inherited Hypernyms:cleanremove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something PP | They --- the snow from the path (apply to: clean)
vverb.changeremove unwanted substances fromTopic:chemical sciencechemistry
Synset:clean scavenge
Derivationally Related Form:cleaningscavenger
Hypernyms:remove take take away withdraw
Inherited Hypernyms:scavengeremove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changeremove shells or husks fromExamples:- clean grain before milling it
Hypernyms:remove take take away withdraw
Inherited Hypernyms:cleanremove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | The chefs --- the vegetables (apply to: clean)