DRY CLEAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dry clean mean? 

• DRY CLEAN (verb)
  The verb DRY CLEAN has 1 sense:

1. clean with chemical agents

  Familiarity information: DRY CLEAN used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DRY CLEAN (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Clean with chemical agents

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "dry clean" is one way to...):

clean; make clean (make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They dry clean the cape

Derivation:

dry cleaner (the operator of dry-cleaning establishment)

dry cleaning (the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water)