schoonmaken — meaning in English

English meaning

• clean adj Free of dirt, stains, or other unwanted matter.
• cleanse verb To make thoroughly clean or free of impurities.
• tidy adj Neatly arranged; not messy or cluttered.

Senses

schoonmaken is used for these senses in English:

• clean (transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.
• clean (intransitive) To make things clean in general.
• clean up (transitive) To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy.
• cleanse (transitive) To free from dirt; to clean, to purify.
• tidy To make tidy; to neaten.

clean — full definition

1. adj Free of dirt, stains, or other unwanted matter.
2. adj Free of drugs, alcohol, or (of a criminal record) offenses.
3. adj Done smoothly and without flaws or errors.
4. verb To remove dirt from something, or to tidy up a space.

cleanse — full definition

1. verb To make thoroughly clean or free of impurities.
2. verb To rid of something considered undesirable, corrupt, or sinful.

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