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CLEAN HOUSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does clean house mean?
• CLEAN HOUSE (verb)
The verb CLEAN HOUSE has 1 sense:
1. clean and tidy up the house
Familiarity information: CLEAN HOUSE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Clean and tidy up the house
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
clean; clean house; houseclean
Context example:
She housecleans every week
Hypernyms (to "clean house" is one way to...):
clean up; neaten; square away; straighten; straighten out; tidy; tidy up (put (things or places) in order)
Verb group:
clean (remove while making clean)
clean; make clean (make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "clean house"):
G.I.; GI (clean in preparation for inspection)
spring-clean (thoroughly clean the entire house, often done only once a year)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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