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HOUSECLEAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does houseclean mean? 

HOUSECLEAN (verb)
  The verb HOUSECLEAN has 1 sense:

1. clean and tidy up the houseplay

  Familiarity information: HOUSECLEAN used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HOUSECLEAN (verb)


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 "houseclean" 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 "houseclean"):

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

Derivation:

housecleaning (the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house)


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