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DRY CLEAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dry clean mean?
• DRY CLEAN (verb)
The verb DRY CLEAN has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: DRY CLEAN used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Clean with chemical agents
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "dry clean" is one way to...):
clean; make clean (make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They dry clean the cape
Derivation:
dry cleaner (the operator of dry-cleaning establishment)
dry cleaning (the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water)
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