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cleaning

/ˈkliːnɪŋ/

verb

Meaning

  • To remove dirt from a place or object.

    "Can you clean the windows today?"

  • To tidy up, make a place neat.

    "Clean your room right now!"

  • To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.

  • To make things clean in general.

    "She just likes to clean. That’s why I married her."

  • To remove unnecessary files, etc. from (a directory, etc.).

  • To brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.

  • To purge a raw of any blemishes caused by the scanning process such as brown tinting and poor color contrast.

  • To remove guts and/or scales of a butchered animal.

noun

Meaning

  • (gerund of clean) The process of making something clean.

  • The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc.