make clean

make clean
verb
make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
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Clean the stove!

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The dentist cleaned my teeth

Syn: ↑clean
Ant: ↑dirty (for: ↑clean)
Derivationally related forms: ↑cleaner (for: ↑clean), ↑cleaning (for: ↑clean)
Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑alter, ↑modify
Hyponyms:
disinfect, ↑brush, ↑dust, ↑vacuum, ↑vacuum-clean, ↑hoover, ↑sanitize, ↑sanitise, ↑hygienize, ↑hygienise, ↑bream, ↑steam, ↑steam clean, ↑preen, ↑plume, ↑sweep, ↑wash up, ↑do the dishes, ↑pipe-clay, ↑scavenge, ↑dry clean, ↑wash, ↑launder
Verb Group: ↑houseclean, ↑clean house, ↑clean
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something


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