houseclean

English

Etymology

From house +‎ clean.

Verb

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

The intransitive sense of reform is much more commonly expressed as "clean house".

Derived terms

housecleaner

Anagrams

clean house