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cleaneth

cleaneth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clean.

Meaning of clean

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.
    • Can you clean the windows today?
  2. (transitive) To tidy up, make a place neat.
    • Clean your room right now!
  3. (intransitive) To make things clean in general.
    • She just likes to clean. That’s why I married her.
  4. (transitive) To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
  5. (transitive) To remove unnecessary files, etc. from (a directory, etc.).
  6. (intransitive) To brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.

See all 39 meanings of clean

Origin of cleaneth

clean + -eth

Questions about cleaneth

What is cleaneth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cleaneth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clean.

Words near cleaneth in the dictionary

  1. cleaneress
  2. cleaneresses
  3. cleanerfish
  4. cleaners
  5. cleanest
  6. cleaneth
  7. cleanfill
  8. cleanfluencer
  9. cleanfluencers
  10. cleanhanded
  11. cleanhandedly

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