English verb: make clean | |||
1. | make clean (contact) make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from | ||
Samples | Clean the stove!. The dentist cleaned my teeth. | ||
Synonyms | clean | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bream, brush, disinfect, do the dishes, dry clean, dust, hoover, hygienise, hygienize, launder, pipe-clay, plume, preen, sanitise, sanitize, scavenge, steam, steam clean, sweep, vacuum, vacuum-clean, wash, wash up | ||
Verb group | clean, clean, clean house, houseclean | ||
Antonyms | begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil | ||