clean+out
1clean-out — ˈclean out noun [countable] when an organization is improved by removing parts or people that are not making money or are not effective or honest: • The country needs a clean out of the balance sheets of its industrial companies. * * * clean out… …
2clean-out — cleanˈ out noun 1. A thorough cleaning 2. A swindle • • • Main Entry: ↑clean …
3clean|out — «KLEEN OWT», noun. 1. the act or process of cleaning out: »[He] ... said that his cleanout of odd characters, logrollers, and misfs…would result in a 40 per cent turnover in his department (Newsweek). 2. an opening in a pipe, chimney, or other… …
4clean out — verb 1. empty completely (Freq. 5) We cleaned out all the drawers • Syn: ↑clear out • Hypernyms: ↑empty • Hyponyms: ↑clinker …
5clean out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you clean out something such as a cupboard, room, or container, you take everything out of it and clean the inside of it thoroughly. [V P n (not pron)] Mr. Wall asked if I would help him clean out the bins... [V n P] If you are …
6clean out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms clean out : present tense I/you/we/they clean out he/she/it cleans out present participle cleaning out past tense cleaned out past participle cleaned out 1) a) to make a place or container clean or tidy by… …
7clean out — verb a) To clean, especially to tidy by removing the contents. Clean out your purse and at least get rid of all the trash youre hauling around. b) To empty completely; to remove all money or possessions from. The divorce cleaned him out …
8clean-out — /ˈklin aʊt/ (say kleen owt) noun a major and thorough cleaning or overhaul. {derived from phrasal verb clean out. See clean (def. 29) …
9clean out — phr verb Clean out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑closet, ↑desk, ↑drawer, ↑ear, ↑tank …
10Clean out — 1. use up; exhaust; 2. take all money from, especially illegally: to clean out the bank …
