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clean-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… … Financial and business terms
clean-out — cleanˈ out noun 1. A thorough cleaning 2. A swindle • • • Main Entry: ↑clean … Useful english dictionary
clean|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… … Useful english dictionary
clean out — verb 1. empty completely (Freq. 5) We cleaned out all the drawers • Syn: ↑clear out • Hypernyms: ↑empty • Hyponyms: ↑clinker … Useful english dictionary
clean 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 … English dictionary
clean 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… … English dictionary
clean-out — /ˈklin aʊt/ (say kleen owt) noun a major and thorough cleaning or overhaul. {derived from phrasal verb clean out. See clean (def. 29) …
clean out — phr verb Clean out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑closet, ↑desk, ↑drawer, ↑ear, ↑tank … Collocations dictionary
Clean out — 1. use up; exhaust; 2. take all money from, especially illegally: to clean out the bank … Dictionary of Australian slang
clean out — Australian Slang 1. use up; exhaust; 2. take all money from, especially illegally: to clean out the bank … English dialects glossary
