dry clean

verb

To clean clothes or other fabrics through a process that uses solvents and specialized equipment instead of using water.

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Meanings

verbdry clean (third-person singular simple present dry cleans, present participle dry cleaning, simple past and past participle dry cleaned)

present singular third person dry cleans · participle present dry cleaning · participle past dry cleaned · past dry cleaned · alternative dryclean · alternative dry-clean

  1. To clean clothes or other fabrics through a process that uses solvents and specialized equipment instead of using water.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 乾洗 /干洗
  • 乾洗 /干洗 (gānxǐ)to clean clothes without using water
Finnish kuivapestä
  • kuivapestäto clean clothes without using water
Polish czyścić chemicznie, wyczyścić chemicznie
  • czyścić chemicznieto clean clothes without using water
  • wyczyścić chemicznieto clean clothes without using water
Cite this entry
APA

dry clean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20clean

MLA

“dry clean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20clean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dry clean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20clean.

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