"housecleaning" in the noun sense
1. housecleaning
figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions
"more housecleaning is in store at other accounting firms"
"many employees were discharged in a general housecleaning by the new owners"
2. housecleaning
the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house
"efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time"
"housecleaning" in the verb sense
1. houseclean, clean house, clean
clean and tidy up the house
"She housecleans every week"
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