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cleans

v.
A1 Beginner US //ˈkɫinz// UK //klˈiːnz// cleans

v. to remove dirt, marks, or mess from something. You do this to make things tidy and fresh again.

v. to remove dirt, impurities, or unwanted matter from a surface or object. Third-person singular present form of 'clean'.


SIMPLE

He cleans the kitchen every Saturday morning.

CONTEXTUAL

The professional crew cleans the entire office building after the employees leave for the day.

COMPLEX

While the automated system cleans the primary filters every hour, the manual override allows technicians to perform a deep scrub if the sensors detect significant blockage.

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The verb is transitive when it takes an object, but can also be used intransitively to describe a general activity.

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