make clean

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

make clean - make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth" clean disinfect - destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing; "disinfect a wound" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" brush - clean with a brush; "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet" dust - remove the dust from; "dust the cabinets" hoover, vacuum, vacuum-clean - clean with a vacuum cleaner; "vacuum the carpets" hygienise, hygienize, sanitise, sanitize - make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing bream - clean (a ship's bottom) with heat steam clean, steam - clean by means of steaming; "steam-clean the upholstered sofa" preen, plume - clean with one's bill; "The birds preened" sweep - clean by sweeping; "Please sweep the floor" do the dishes, wash up - wash dishes; "I cook and my husband washes up after dinner" pipe-clay - whiten or clean with pipe-clay; "pipe-clay leather" clean house, houseclean, clean - clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week" scavenge - clean refuse from; "Scavenge a street" dry clean - clean with chemical agents launder, wash - cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water; "Wash the towels, please!" clean - be cleanable; "This stove cleans easily"