| has gloss | (verb) make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
clean, make clean |
| lexicalization | eng: clean |
| lexicalization | eng: make clean |
| subclass of | (verb) cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
alter, change, modify |
| has subclass | (verb) clean with a brush; "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet"
brush |
| has subclass | (verb) remove the dust from; "dust the cabinets"
dust |
| has subclass | (verb) clean with a vacuum cleaner; "vacuum the carpets"
vacuum-clean, hoover, vacuum |
| has subclass | (verb) make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing
hygienise, sanitise, hygienize, sanitize |
| has subclass | (verb) clean (a ship's bottom) with heat
bream |
| has subclass | (verb) clean by means of steaming; "steam-clean the upholstered sofa"
steam clean, steam |
| has subclass | (verb) clean with one's bill; "The birds preened"
preen, plume |
| has subclass | (verb) clean by sweeping; "Please sweep the floor"
sweep |
| has subclass | (verb) wash dishes; "I cook and my husband washes up after dinner"
wash up, do the dishes |
| has subclass | (verb) whiten or clean with pipe-clay; "pipe-clay leather"
pipe-clay |
| has subclass | (verb) clean refuse from; "Scavenge a street"
scavenge |
| has subclass | (verb) clean with chemical agents
dry clean |
| has subclass | (verb) cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water; "Wash the towels, please!"
launder, wash |
| has subclass | (verb) destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing; "disinfect a wound"
disinfect |