spring-clean

spring-clean
verb
thoroughly clean the entire house, often done only once a year
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she started spring-cleaning on April 1

• Derivationally related forms: ↑spring-cleaning
• Hypernyms: ↑houseclean, ↑clean house, ↑clean
• Verb Frames:
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spring-clean «SPRIHNG KLEEN», transitive verb.
to clean thoroughly when mild weather sets in: »

It's time to spring-clean the office and open up a few more windows (Punch).

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verb, -cleans, -cleaned, -cleaning [+ obj]
: to clean (a place) thoroughly in the spring

It's time to spring-clean the house and air out the place.

spring-clean noun [singular] Brit

It's time to give the house a spring-clean.

spring-cleaning noun [noncount]

We were busy with spring-cleaning.

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ˌspring-ˈclean [spring-clean spring-cleans spring-cleaned spring-cleaning] verb transitive, intransitive \spring-clean (sth)
to clean a house, room, etc. thoroughly, including the parts you do not usually clean

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Fran decided to spring-clean the apartment.

Derived Word: ↑spring clean
Verb forms:

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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