noun
                                                the act of making something clean
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                                                                                                        - he gave his shoes a good cleaning
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
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                                                                                                        - Clean the stove!
- The dentist cleaned my teeth
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
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                                                                                                        - Clean the turkey
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                clean and tidy up the house
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                                                                                                        - She housecleans every week
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
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                                                                                                        - clean up before you see your grandparents
- clean your fingernails before dinner
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                be cleanable
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                                                                                                        - This stove cleans easily
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
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                                                                                                        - The other players cleaned him completely
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
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                                                                                                        - The boys cleaned the sandwich platters
- The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                remove while making clean
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                                                                                                        - Clean the spots off the rug
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                remove unwanted substances from
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                                                verb
                                                remove shells or husks from
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                                                                                                        - clean grain before milling it