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verb
To clean the interior and furnishings of a residence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
To make major reforms; to clean house.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
To clean the interior and residential furnishings of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To rid of undesirable personnel and procedures.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
clean and tidy up the house
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: clean house, clean
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, straighten out, square away
Narrower terms: G.I., GI, spring-clean
History
From house + clean.
