verb
thoroughly clean the entire house, often done only once a year
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she started spring-cleaning on April 1
• Derivationally related forms: ↑spring-cleaning
• Hypernyms: ↑houseclean, ↑clean house, ↑clean
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s
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spring-clean «SPRIHNG KLEEN», transitive verb.
to clean thoroughly when mild weather sets in: »
It's time to spring-clean the office and open up a few more windows (Punch).
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: to clean (a place) thoroughly in the spring
It's time to spring-clean the house and air out the place.
spring-clean noun [singular] Brit
It's time to give the house a spring-clean.
spring-cleaning noun [noncount]
We were busy with spring-cleaning.
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ˌspring-ˈclean [spring-clean spring-cleans spring-cleaned spring-cleaning] verb transitive, intransitive \spring-clean (sth)
to clean a house, room, etc. thoroughly, including the parts you do not usually clean
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Fran decided to spring-clean the apartment.
Derived Word: ↑spring clean
Verb forms: 
Useful english dictionary. 2012.