"dry clean" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: dry cleans [present, singular, third-person], dry cleaning [participle, present], dry cleaned [participle, past], dry cleaned [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} dry clean (third-person singular simple present dry cleans, present participle dry cleaning, simple past and past participle dry cleaned)
  1. To clean clothes or other fabrics through a process that uses solvents and specialized equipment instead of using water. Synonyms: dryclean, dry-clean Translations (to clean clothes without using water): kuivapestä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-dry_clean-en-verb-xqVWEBgm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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