English > cleaning: 1 sense > noun 1, act| Meaning | The act of making something clean. |
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| Example | "he gave his shoes a good cleaning" |
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| Synonyms | cleansing, cleanup |
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| Narrower | depilation, epilation | The act of removing hair (as from an animal skin) |
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| disinfestation | The activity of getting rid of vermin |
| dry cleaning | The act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water |
| housecleaning | The act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house |
| purge, purging | An act of removing by cleansing |
| purification | The act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities |
| sanitation, sanitization, sanitisation | making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing |
| scrub, scrubbing, scouring | The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water |
| spring-cleaning | The activity of cleaning a house thoroughly at the end of winter |
| sterilization, sterilisation | The procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means) |
| sweeping | The act of cleaning with a broom |
| washup, bathing | The act of washing yourself (or another person) |
| Broader | improvement | The act of improving something |
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| Spanish | lavado, limpieza |
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| Catalan | netejada, netejament, neteja, rentada, rentat |
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| Verbs | clean | clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing |
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| clean | remove unwanted substances from |
| clean | make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from |
| clean | clean and tidy up the house |
| clean | remove while making clean |
| clean | be cleanable |
