houseclean

English

Etymology

house +‎ clean

Verb

houseclean (third-person singular simple present housecleans, present participle housecleaning, simple past and past participle housecleaned)

1. (intransitive) To clean the interior and furnishings of a residence.
2. (intransitive) To make major reforms; to clean house.
3. (transitive) To clean the interior and residential furnishings of.
4. (transitive) To rid of undesirable personnel and procedures.

Usage notes

• The intransitive sense of reform is much more commonly expressed as "clean house".

Derived terms

• housecleaner

Anagrams

• clean house