What does cleaning mean?
Definitions for cleaning
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word cleaning.
Princeton's WordNet
cleaning, cleansing, cleanupnoun
the act of making something clean
"he gave his shoes a good cleaning"
Wiktionary
cleaningnoun
A situation in which something is cleaned
Wikipedia
Cleaning
Cleaning is the process of removing unwanted substances, such as dirt, infectious agents, and other impurities, from an object or environment. Cleaning is often performed for aesthetic, hygienic, functional, environmental, or safety purposes. Cleaning occurs in many different contexts, and uses many different methods. Several occupations are devoted to cleaning.
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cleaning
Cleaning refers to the systematic process of removing dirt, dust, stains, germs, and other unwanted or harmful substances from surfaces, objects, or environments to make them clean, hygienic, and presentable. It typically involves using various cleaning agents, tools, and techniques to eliminate dirt, disinfect surfaces, remove debris, and restore a state of cleanliness. Cleaning is essential to maintain cleanliness, promote health and hygiene, ensure aesthetic appeal, and prevent the spread of diseases.
Webster Dictionary
Cleaning
of Clean
Cleaningnoun
the act of making clean
Cleaningnoun
the afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc
Editors Contribution
cleaningverb
Verb form of clean.
The cleaning process was easy as she & her husband did it together.
Submitted by MaryC on January 6, 2020
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Rank popularity for the word 'cleaning' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3620
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Rank popularity for the word 'cleaning' in Nouns Frequency: #2701
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cleaning in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cleaning in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of cleaning in a Sentence
We talked ahead of time about' The Canterbury Tales.' We tried to get profiles of people - the nude bathing, the couple on the road, the guy who was cleaning the toilets. He had such pride in what he was doing.
I didn't go into this business wanting to be entertaining, it's so time-consuming making that content and it's such a time-consuming job to begin with. My hours are spent sourcing and photographing and listing and researching and cleaning and delivering. ... That's already a full-time job.
Nobody ever said I was cleaning house.
We have come tardily to the tremendous task of cleaning up our environment. We should have moved with similar zeal at least a decade ago. But no purpose is served by post-mortems. With visionary zeal but the greatest realism, we must now address ourselves to the vast problems that confront us.
Right now we call it wastewater and we put a ton of energy into cleaning it. But what we want to do in the future and as environmental engineers, we hope to extract value from the process.
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