Definitions of cleaning
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the act of making something clean“he gave his shoes a good cleaning”
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disinfestation
the activity of getting rid of vermin
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spring-cleaning
the activity of cleaning a house thoroughly at the end of winter
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scouring, scrub, scrubbing
the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
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dry cleaning
the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water
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sweeping
the act of cleaning with a broom
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purge, purging
an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
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purification
the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
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sterilisation, sterilization
the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
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sanitation, sanitisation, sanitization
making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing
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depilation, epilation
the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)
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bathing, washup
the act of washing yourself (or another person)
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housecleaning
the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house
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mopping, swabbing
cleaning with a mop
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abreaction, catharsis, katharsis
(psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
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catharsis, katharsis, purgation
purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
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pasteurisation, pasteurization
partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food
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shave, shaving
the act of removing hair with a razor
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electrolysis
removing superfluous or unwanted hair by passing an electric current through the hair root
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shower, shower bath
washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle
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bath
you soak and wash your body in a bathtub
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sponge bath
you wash your body with a sponge or washcloth instead of in a bathtub
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Turkish bath, steam bath, vapor bath, vapour bath
you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower
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improvement
the act of improving something
Pronunciation
US
/ˈklinɪŋ/
UK
/ˈklinɪŋ/
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