houseclean
English edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
houseclean (third-person singular simple present housecleans, present participle housecleaning, simple past and past participle housecleaned)
- (intransitive) To clean the interior and furnishings of a residence.
- (intransitive) To make major reforms; to clean house.
- (transitive) To clean the interior and residential furnishings of.
- (transitive) To rid of undesirable personnel and procedures.
Usage notes edit
- The intransitive sense of reform is much more commonly expressed as "clean house".