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spring-clean

[ spring-kleen ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to subject (a place) to a spring-cleaning.


spring-clean

verb

  1. to clean (a house) thoroughly: traditionally at the end of the winter
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an instance of spring-cleaning
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of spring-clean1

First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences

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Every March for the past 25 years or so, I have written articles and done television segments in which I give advice and instruction on how to spring-clean, but this year is different.

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Another year, another article telling you how to spring-clean your home.

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Here’s how to spring-clean recurring charges so you can spend on things that matter to you more.

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Mr. Ramsey has grown confident enough to drop unsubtle hints that he’d like to run for Congress, as a Tea Party conservative, and “spring-clean†the capital.

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In Britain, as in India, the festival is a time to thoroughly spring-clean your home, wear new clothes and most importantly, decorate buildings with fancy lights.

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