Synonyms and antonyms of clean out in English

clean out

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TO CLEAN SOMETHING

I spent the weekend cleaning out the kitchen cabinets.

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clean
Did you clean the kitchen?
wash
You need to wash your hands before supper.
clean up
Clean up this mess!
wipe
She wiped the mirrors until they shined.
wipe down
We wipe down the tables after every customer leaves.
wipe up
Who spilled milk on the floor and didn't wipe it up?
brush off
He brushed the cat hair off his jacket.
sweep
He swept the porch.
vacuum
I haven't vacuumed yet, sorry.
hoover
UK
Take off those mucky boots - I just hoovered.
mop
Have you mopped the kitchen floor yet?
mop up
Can you hand me a cloth so I can mop up the milk on the table?
sponge
Sponge the stained area with white vinegar before laundering.
scrub
He scrubbed the pot to get the burned food off the bottom.
steam-clean
We had the carpets steam-cleaned before you moved in.
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If something is clean, it is free from dirt. If you clean a house, place, or item, , you remove dirt or mess from it. If you make something clean, you do something to remove dirt or dangerous substances from it.
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clean out

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These are words and phrases related to clean out. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page.
Synonyms for clean out from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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