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- verb transitive To make an area or a thing
clean ; to pick up amess ; totidy . - verb intransitive, idiomatic, colloquial To become
clean ,handsome ,smart in appearance,e.g. for a specialoccasion , especially when it isout of character to be seen as such. - verb intransitive, idiomatic To make a large
profit ; to win by a largemargin , or to win a large amount, especially ingambling . Alsoclean house .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb put (things or places) in order
- verb make a big profit; often in a short period of time
- verb dispose of
- verb make oneself clean, presentable or neat
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