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dry·clean

dry-clean

 
pronunciation:
draI klin
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part of speech: verb
inflections: dry-cleans, dry-cleaning, dry-cleaned
definition: to clean using chemicals other than water.
This suit must be dry-cleaned because water will ruin the material.
derivation: dry cleaner (n.)
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