cleanse (v)
clean (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 29
def clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
examples clean up before you see your grandparents
clean your fingernails before dinner
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 9 Somebody ----s somebody
Outgoing links
Hypernym groom, neaten
Derivationally related form clean → cleaning
Derivationally related form cleanse → cleanser; cleanse → cleansing
Hyponym bathe; wash; wash, lave; soap, lather; bathe, bath; douche; floss; decontaminate
Incoming links
Derivationally related form cleansing → cleanse; cleanser → cleanse
Derivationally related form cleaning → clean
Hypernym bathe; wash; wash, lave; soap, lather; bathe, bath; douche; floss; decontaminate
Hyponym groom, neaten

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