cleaning

Pluralcleanings

1. 1
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The work of removing dirt so that something becomes neat and clean.

   Like wiping a dirty window until you can see clearly through it again.

   The cleaning of the old house took the whole weekend.

   He kept putting off the cleaning until the last possible day.

   Similarwashing, scrubbing, cleansing

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2. 2
   verb

   Present participle of clean. Use this -ing form when the action is happening right now.

   She is cleaning her room before the guests arrive.

   They were cleaning the car all morning.

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3. 3
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The bag of tissue that comes out of a cow or sheep after it gives birth.

   The farmer checked that the cow had passed its cleaning after calving.

   Sometimes the cleaning does not come away on its own and the vet has to help.

   Similarafterbirth

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