#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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