"cleanout" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cleanouts [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from clean out. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|clean out}} Deverbal from clean out Head templates: {{en-noun}} cleanout (plural cleanouts)
  1. An opening or drain leading into a plumbing system to provide a location to insert a snake or other implement for cleaning.
    Sense id: en-cleanout-en-noun-GDilrYKU Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English deverbals: 66 19 15 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 9 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 8 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 7 8
  2. A thorough cleaning that removes everything removable.
    Sense id: en-cleanout-en-noun-1FjfzzGD Categories (other): English terms with collocations
  3. (informal) An enema. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-cleanout-en-noun-qRxVnQz5

Inflected forms

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        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: drainout"
        }
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              28,
              37
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        "A thorough cleaning that removes everything removable."
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