Phrase Hound found 19 phrases and 10 compound words that contain cleans. The most common are listed below. Open cleans in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 19
- cleans upthird-person singular simple present indicative of clean up: To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy.
- cleans up afterthird-person singular simple present indicative of clean up after: To clean areas and things that (somebody) has touched or dirtied.
- power cleansplural of power clean: A weight training exercise, a variant of the clean, in which the lifter does not catch the bar in a full squat position.
- cleans downthird-person singular simple present indicative of clean down: To clean (something) thoroughly.
- cleans housethird-person singular simple present indicative of clean house: To clean the interior of a house.
- cleans offthird-person singular simple present indicative of clean off: To remove (something) by cleaning; to thoroughly clean (something) or make (something) bare.
- cleans outthird-person singular simple present indicative of clean out: To clean, especially to tidy by removing the contents.
- deep cleansplural of deep clean: Any thorough cleansing, especially one conducted in order to disinfect a place that has or may have been contaminated with a disease vector such as a virus, bacteria, etc.
- dry cleansthird-person singular simple present indicative of dry clean: To clean clothes or other fabrics through a process that uses solvents and specialized equipment instead of using water.
- Mr. Cleansplural of Mr. Clean
- rage cleansthird-person singular simple present indicative of rage clean: To clean therapeutically in order to calm down when feeling angry.
- spot-cleansthird-person singular simple present indicative of spot-clean: To clean only those parts that are soiled, rather than cleaning the entire thing, area, etc.
- spring-cleansthird-person singular simple present indicative of spring-clean: To carry out a spring cleaning of (a room, a house, etc).
- vacuum-cleansthird-person singular simple present indicative of vacuum-clean: To clean with a vacuum cleaner.
- cleans and jerksthird-person singular simple present indicative of clean and jerk: The act of lifting the barbell from the floor to a resting position across the front of the shoulders (the clean phase), pausing, and thrusting the barbell over the head to …
- cleans one's platethird-person singular simple present indicative of clean one's plate: To finish all of the food served to one, without leaving leftovers.
- cleans someone's clockthird-person singular simple present indicative of clean someone's clock: To defeat someone decisively, in a physical fight or other competition or negotiation.
- cleans up one's actthird-person singular simple present indicative of clean up one's act: To reform; to improve one's habits.
- cleans up one's platethird-person singular simple present indicative of clean up one's plate: To eat all the food on one's plate.
Compound words 10
- cleansersplural of cleanser: Someone or something that cleanses, such as a detergent.
- cleansabilityThe quality of being cleansable.
- cleansingsplural of cleansing: That cleanses.
- drycleansthird-person singular simple present indicative of dryclean: To clean clothes or other fabrics through a process that uses solvents and specialized equipment instead of using water.
- housecleansthird-person singular simple present indicative of houseclean: To clean the interior and furnishings of a residence.
- miscleansthird-person singular simple present indicative of misclean: To clean improperly.
- overcleansthird-person singular simple present indicative of overclean: To clean to an excessive degree.
- precleansthird-person singular simple present indicative of preclean: To clean in advance.
- spotcleansthird-person singular simple present indicative of spotclean: To clean only those parts that are soiled, rather than cleaning the entire thing, area, etc.
- cleanseththird-person singular simple present indicative of cleanse: To free from dirt; to clean, to purify.