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CLEANING IMPLEMENT

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of a large class of implements used for cleaning

Synonyms:

cleaning device; cleaning equipment; cleaning implement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cleaning implement" is a kind of...):

implement (instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cleaning implement"):

broom (a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle)

carpet sweeper; sweeper (a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet)

cleaning pad (a pad used as a cleaning implement)

pipe cleaner (cleaning implement consisting of a flexible tufted wire that is used to clean a pipe stem)

pull-through (cleaning implement consisting of an oily rag attached by a cord to a weight; is pulled through the barrel of a rifle or handgun to clean it)

squeegee (T-shaped cleaning implement with a rubber edge across the top; drawn across a surface to remove water (as in washing windows))

mop; swab; swob (cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors)

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