transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhau̇s-ˌklēn ]
verb
Etymology: back-formation from housecleaning
Date: 1863
intransitive verb
1. : to clean a house and its furniture
2. : to get rid of unwanted or undesirable items or people
transitive verb
1. : to clean the surfaces and furnishings of
2. : to improve or reform by ridding of undesirable people or practices
• house·clean·ing noun