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Definition of spring-clean verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

spring-clean

verb
 
/ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːn/
 
/ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːn/
[transitive, intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they spring-clean
 
/ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːn/
 
/ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːn/
he / she / it spring-cleans
 
/ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːnz/
 
/ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːnz/
past simple spring-cleaned
 
/ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːnd/
 
/ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːnd/
past participle spring-cleaned
 
/ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːnd/
 
/ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːnd/
-ing form spring-cleaning
 
/ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːnɪŋ/
 
/ˌsprɪŋ ˈkliːnɪŋ/
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  1. spring-clean (something) to clean a house, room, etc. carefully and completely, including the parts you do not usually clean
    • Fran decided to spring-clean the apartment.
    Topics Houses and homesc2

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