spot clean
English
editVerb
editspot clean (third-person singular simple present spot cleans, present participle spot cleaning, simple past and past participle spot cleaned)
- Alternative form of spot-clean
- 2004, Vicki Christian, Girls Just Wanna Have Clean!, page 37:
- Spot clean the area with dry-solvent spot cleaner .)
- 2011, Laura Ehrlich, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Quilting Basics:
- Examine the stain and spot clean it with an appropriate cleaner.
- 2012, MaryAnne Bennie, From Stuffed to Sorted, page 12:
- The cleaning kit will be used to spot clean along the way and to thoroughly clean storage surfaces before replacing your sorted items.