- dry-clean
- ,dry-`clean verb transitive usually passiveto clean clothes using chemicals rather than water
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
dry-clean — v. t. to clean without the use of water; usually by immersing in an organic solvent to remove grease. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dry-clean — [ US ˈ. .] v [T] to clean clothes etc with chemicals instead of water >.dry cleaning n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
dry-clean — [drī′klēn΄] vt. to clean (garments, fabrics, etc.) with some solvent other than water, as naphtha or carbon tetrachloride dry cleaner n … English World dictionary
dry-clean — ► VERB ▪ clean (a garment) with an organic solvent … English terms dictionary
dry-clean — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: back formation from dry cleaning : to subject to dry cleaning * * * ˌdry ˈclean [dry clean dry cleans dry cleaned dry cleaning] … Useful english dictionary
dry-clean — UK / US verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms dry clean : present tense I/you/we/they dry clean he/she/it dry cleans present participle dry cleaning past tense dry cleaned past participle dry cleaned to clean clothes using chemicals… … English dictionary
dry clean — verb clean with chemical agents • Derivationally related forms: ↑dry cleaner, ↑dry cleaning • Hypernyms: ↑clean, ↑make clean • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
dry clean — to check or evade for reasons of security The removal of extraneous matter: On the way back to his offices at American Contract Services in Little Rock he would double back or take strange routes to dry clean the cars that he thought… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
dry-clean|a|ble — «DRY KLEE nuh buhl», adjective. that can be dry cleaned: »a dry cleanable sheepskin coat … Useful english dictionary
dry-clean — dry cleans, dry cleaning, dry cleaned VERB: usu passive When things such as clothes are dry cleaned, they are cleaned with a liquid chemical rather than with water. [be V ed] Natural filled duvets must be dry cleaned by a professional … English dictionary