0 the act of cleaning all of a place, especially your house, very well, including parts you do not often clean: --
We need to do some spring-cleaning.
It shows spring-cleaning items sold by some 10 supermarkets and, in all, about a dozen items.
The local base is not strong enough to do the spring-cleaning on its own, and there is plenty to do.
I suppose that every household in the country is carrying out spring-cleaning at this time of the year.
A central statistical office is necessary, with a thorough-going spring-cleaning of the form and needs of the present statistic position from old to new.
But did someone spring-cleaning happen to remove it and tear it up?
I wonder whether we could not go back to our homes and look round during the course of the spring-cleaning that is going on.
From time to time, as a science progresses, a spring-cleaning of its conceptual equipment and terminology may become necessary.
Another common cause is inadequate dietary intake, which may be coupled with unaccustomed exercise such as spring-cleaning or a shopping trip.