dry-clean

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

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

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of dry clean.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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