"spring clean" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spring cleans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spring clean (plural spring cleans)
  1. (countable) A systematic clean or clear out of something. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Hygiene Related terms: spring cleaning [uncountable]

Inflected forms

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