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MAKE CLEAN
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
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)
do the dishes; wash up (wash dishes)
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:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
