#cleaning__cleansing__cleanup  the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"
  supertype:  improvement  the act of improving something: "their improvements increased the value of the property"
  subtype:  disinfestation  the activity of getting rid of vermin
  subtype:  spring-cleaning  the activity of cleaning a house thoroughly at the end of winter
  subtype:  scrubbing__scrub__scouring  the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
     subtype:  swabbing__mopping  cleaning with a mop; "he gave it a good mopping"
  subtype:  dry_cleaning__drycleaning  the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water
  subtype:  sweeping  the act of cleaning with a broom
  subtype:  purge__purging__purgation  an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other other undesired elements
     subtype:  abreaction__catharsis__catharsi__katharsis__katharsi  (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
     subtype:  catharsis__catharsi__katharsis__katharsi  purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
     subtype:  colonic_irrigation__colonicirrigation__colonic__high_colonic  irrigation of the colon for cleansing purposes by injecting large amounts of fluid high into the colon
  subtype:  purification  cleaning by getting rid of impurities
  subtype:  sterilization__sterilisation  the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria of other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
     subtype:  pasteurization__pasteurisation  partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food
  subtype:  sanitization__sanitation__sanitisation  making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing
  subtype:  depilation__epilation  the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)
     subtype:  shave__shaving  the act of removing hair with a razor
        subtype:  tonsure  shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order
     subtype:  electrolysis  removing superfluous or unwanted hair by passing an electric current through the hair root
  subtype:  ablution__washup__bathing  the act of washing yourself (or another person)
     subtype:  shower_bath__shower  washing yourself in a shower; you stand upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game"
     subtype:  bath  you soak your body in a bathtub; "he has a good bath every morning"
        subtype:  bubble_bath  a bath in which you add something to foam and scent the bath water
        subtype:  mud_bath__mudbath  a bath in warm mud (as for treating rheumatism)
     subtype:  sponge_bath  you wash your body with a sponge or washcloth instead of in a bathtub
     subtype:  steam_bath__steambath__Turkish_bath__vapor_bath__vaporbath__vapour_bath  you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower

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