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spring-clean

[ spring-kleen ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to subject (a place) to a spring-cleaning.

spring-clean

verb

  1. to clean (a house) thoroughly: traditionally at the end of the winter

noun

  1. an instance of spring-cleaning

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Derived Forms

  • ˌspring-ˈcleaning, noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of spring-clean1

First recorded in 1890–95

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Example Sentences

One sweep of that great tongue was warranted to spring-clean a cub down all one side from throat to tail.

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