cleanout

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noun

An opening or drain leading into a plumbing system to provide a location to insert a snake or other implement for cleaning.

“attic, basement, and garage cleanouts [in advertisements]”

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Meanings

nouncleanout (plural cleanouts)

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.
  2. A thorough cleaning that removes everything removable.

    attic, basement, and garage cleanouts [in advertisements]

  3. informalAn enema.

Origin

Deverbal from clean out.

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APA

cleanout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleanout

MLA

“cleanout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleanout. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cleanout,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleanout.

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