Meanings
verbclean off (third-person singular simple present cleans off, present participle cleaning off, simple past and past participle cleaned off)
present singular third person cleans off · participle present cleaning off · participle past cleaned off · past cleaned off
- ditransitivetransitiveTo remove (something) by cleaning; to thoroughly clean (something) or make (something) bare.
Clean the table off please.
1 more example
Clean the stains off the bureau.
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clean off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clean%20off
MLA
“clean off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clean%20off. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clean off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clean%20off.
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