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houseclean

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English

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Etymology

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From house +‎ clean.

Verb

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houseclean (third-person singular simple present housecleans, present participle housecleaning, simple past and past participle housecleaned)

  1. (intransitive) To clean the interior and furnishings of a residence.
  2. (intransitive) To make major reforms; to clean house.
  3. (transitive) To clean the interior and residential furnishings of.
  4. (transitive) To rid of undesirable personnel and procedures.

Usage notes

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  • The intransitive sense of reform is much more commonly expressed as "clean house".

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