MAKE CLEAN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from

Example:

The dentist cleaned my teeth

Synonyms:

clean; make clean

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "make clean" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Verb group:

clean; clean house; houseclean (clean and tidy up the house)

clean (be cleanable)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "make clean"):

disinfect (destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing)

brush (clean with a brush)

dust (remove the dust from)

hoover; vacuum; vacuum-clean (clean with a vacuum cleaner)

hygienise; hygienize; sanitise; sanitize (make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing)

bream (clean (a ship's bottom) with heat)

steam; steam clean (clean by means of steaming)

plume; preen (clean with one's bill)

sweep (clean by sweeping)

pipe-clay (whiten or clean with pipe-clay)

scavenge (clean refuse from)

dry clean (clean with chemical agents)

launder; wash (cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water)

Sentence frames:

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