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clean•ing
Pronunciation: (klē'ning), [key]—
n.
1. an act or instance of making clean:
Give the house a good cleaning.
2. Slang.an overwhelming or complete defeat, financial loss, or failure:
Our team took a cleaning in yesterday's game.
3. Informal.killing (def. 3).
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