dry-clean
verb (used with object)
to clean (garments, draperies, rugs, etc.) with a liquid other than water, as benzine or gasoline.
dry-cleaned
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past participleof dry-clean.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof dry-clean.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
dry-cleanverb (used with object)to clean (garments, draperies, rugs, etc.) with a liquid other than water, as benzine or gasoline.
Example Sentences
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People are often exposed to the chemical through the air when it slowly evaporates from recently dry-cleaned clothes.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2025
Butts refused to return the clothes until he reimbursed her for the cost of having them dry-cleaned, Daniels testified.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
"I've never seen anything so thoroughly dry-cleaned of evidence or information as these young teenagers managed to do themselves," said Mr Akunjee, a criminal lawyer with 20 years' experience.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2023
The 57-by-80-inch throw can be dry-cleaned or machine-washed on a wool setting.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2020
Farmer asked a fellow freshman, who was unpacking his dry-cleaned clothes, “How come you put your shirts in plastic?”
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
