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cleaned one's plate

cleaned one's plate is the simple past and past participle of clean one's plate.

Meaning of clean one's plate

Verb

clean one's plate (third-person singular simple present cleans one's plate, present participle cleaning one's plate, simple past and past participle cleaned one's plate)

  1. To finish all of the food served to one, without leaving leftovers.

Questions about cleaned one's plate

What is cleaned one's plate the simple past and past participle of?
Cleaned one's plate is the simple past and past participle of clean one's plate.

Words near cleaned one's plate in the dictionary

  1. cleaned
  2. cleaned and jerked
  3. cleaned down
  4. cleaned house
  5. cleaned off
  6. cleaned one's plate
  7. cleaned out
  8. cleaned someone's clock
  9. cleaned up
  10. cleaned up after
  11. cleaned up one's act

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