spring-clean
spring-clean · spring-cleans · spring-cleaned · spring-cleaning
To carry out a spring cleaning ofTo carry out a spring cleaning of (a room, a house, etc).
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To carry out a spring cleaning of (a room, a house, etc).
(intransitive)To engage in spring cleaning.
More definitions
- thoroughly clean the entire house, often done only once a year
Origin
Back-formation from spring-cleaning.Back-formation from spring-cleaning.
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Forms
spring-cleans, spring-cleaning, spring-cleaned, spring-cleaned| Base form | spring-clean · to spring-clean |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | spring-cleans |
| Present participle | spring-cleaning |
| Past simple | spring-cleaned |
| Past participle | spring-cleaned |
regular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedspring-cleaning
Derivedspring-cleaner
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.