Definitions for cleaning

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cleaning clean·ing

Spelling: [klee-ning]

IPA: /ˈkli nɪŋ/

Cleaning is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 255 anagrams from letters in cleaning (acegilnn).

Definitions for cleaning

noun

1. an act or instance of making clean:
2. Slang. an overwhelming or complete defeat, financial loss, or failure:
3. Informal. killing (def 3).

Idioms

1. clean full, Nautical. (of a sail or sails) filled with wind; rap full. (of a sailing vessel) with all sails full of wind; rap full.
2. clean house, to wipe out corruption, inefficiency, etc., as in an organization:
3. clean up one's act. act (def 29).
4. come clean, Slang. to tell the truth, especially to admit one's guilt.

adverb

1. in a clean manner; cleanly:
2. so as to be clean:
3. Informal. wholly; completely; quite:

adjective

1. free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained:
2. free from foreign or extraneous matter:
3. free from pollution; unadulterated; pure:
4. habitually free of dirt:
5. characterized by a fresh, wholesome quality:
6. free from all writing or marking:
7. having few or no corrections; easily readable:
8. free from roughness or irregularity:
9. not ornate; gracefully spare; forceful and simple; trim; streamlined:
10. complete; unqualified:
11. morally pure; innocent; upright; honorable:
12. showing good sportsmanship; fair:
13. inoffensive in language or content; without obscenity.
14. (of a document, record, etc.) bearing no marks of discreditable or unlawful conduct; listing no offenses:
15. Slang. innocent of any crime. not having a criminal record. carrying or containing no evidence of unlawful activity or intent, as controlled substances, unlicensed weapons, or contraband: not using narcotics.
16. (of a nuclear weapon) producing little or no radioactive fallout.
17. not radioactive.
18. (of a document or financial instrument) free from qualifications or restrictions:
19. free from defects or flaws:
20. free from encumbrances or obstructions.
21. neatly or evenly made or proportioned; shapely; trim:
22. made without any unanticipated difficulty or interference:
23. Chiefly Biblical. having no physical or moral blemish or carrying no taboo so as to make impure according to the laws, especially the dietary or ceremonial laws:
24. dexterously performed; adroit:
25. (of a jump over an obstacle) made without touching the obstacle.
26. Slang. having no direct associations, business interests, etc., that could prejudice one's official acts or decisions:
27. Slang. without money or funds.
28. (of wine) having a taste that is unusually refreshing and smooth.
29. Nautical. (of an anchorage, harbor, etc.) free of obstructions or hazards (opposed to foul).
30. (of the legs of a horse) free from injury or blemish, as capped hocks, splints, or scars.
31. Foreign Exchange. (of currency floats) not influenced by exchange-rate manipulation (opposed to dirty).

Verb phrases

1. clean out, to empty in order to straighten or clean. to use up; exhaust: Informal. to drive out by force. to empty or rid (a place) of occupants, contents, etc.: Slang. to cause to lose all or almost all one's money or possessions.
2. clean up, to wash or tidy up. to rid of undesirable persons or features: to put an end to; finish: Informal. to make a large profit:

verb (used with object)

1. to make clean:
2. to remove or consume the contents of; empty; clear:
3. to dry-clean.
4. to remove the entrails and other inedible parts from (poultry, fish, etc.); dress.
5. Slang. to take away or win all or almost all the money or possessions of (often followed by out):
6. Metallurgy. to remove the seams from (a casting) by filing or grinding.
7. Philately. to delete intentionally the cancellation from (a postage or revenue stamp).

verb (used without object)

1. to perform or undergo a process of cleaning:
2. to get rid of dirt, soil, etc. (often followed by up):

Origin of cleaning

First recorded in 1655-75; clean + -ing¹

Examples for cleaning

Hubert was occupied the whole forenoon in cleaning the front of the old building.

One day he and some of his roommates were cleaning their room and one of the guys threw the dustpan out into the hall.

Then, oiling and cleaning it, he took some cartridges and set up a mark to shoot at.

We coo over how cute our cat is and minimize the drudgery of cleaning the litter box.

Nothing much to use in cleaning up the baby and his mother after the birth, no place to dispose of the placenta.

Recreation: Filling his fountain pen or cleaning typewriter.

He preferred to do this, rather than to go at once to work at the sweeping and cleaning.

All you know is that Fyles wants to send me down, by way of cleaning up this valley.

It also means not having to stress about cleaning out your DVR.

After cleaning up the copious amount of blood on my body in a bathroom, I found my clothing and got dressed.