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 | ||