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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Clean \Clean\ (kl[=e]n), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Cleaned} (kl[=e]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cleaning}.] [See {Clean}, adjective, and cf. {Cleanse}.] To render clean; to free from whatever is foul, offensive, or extraneous; to purify; to cleanse.
{To clean out}, to exhaust; to empty; to get away from (one) all his money. [Colloq.] --De Quincey.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cleaning \Clean"ing\, noun
1. The act of making clean.
2. The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc. --Gardner.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
cleaning
noun: the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning" [syn: {cleansing}, {cleanup}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
62 Moby Thesaurus words for "cleaning": abstergent, abstersion, autoclave, bowdlerization, broom, brush, carpet sweeper, catharsis, cathartic, cleansing, comb, currycomb, depurative, detergent, detersion, dishcloth, dishwasher, diuretic, doormat, dry cleaning, duster, dustpan, emetic, expurgation, expurgatory, facecloth, hackle, hairbrush, handkerchief, holystone, hose, lustral, lustration, mop, napkin, pumice stone, purgation, purgative, purge, purging, purification, purificatory, purifying, rake, scraper, scrub brush, scrubber, serviette, sponge, steam cleaning, sudarium, swab, toothbrush, toothpick, towel, vacuum cleaner, washboard, washer, washing machine, whisk, wisp, wringer
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