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🧴 A bleach brand 🧼 To clean with bleach
to Clorox

to Clorox

7.4
To clean and disinfect something using strong bleach
  • verb
  • /ˈklɔrɑks/
  • Informal
translation icon : desinfectar
  • She decided to Clorox the countertops after the spill to sanitize them for dinner.

Examples

  • We usually Clorox the bathroom once a week to keep mold from forming on the tiles.

  • After the kids' art project, he Cloroxed the table to remove paint and sticky residue.

  • I need to Clorox the kitchen counters today.

  • She Cloroxed the bathroom after the party.

  • She decided to Clorox the countertops after the spill to sanitize them for dinner.

  • We usually Clorox the bathroom once a week to keep mold from forming on the tiles.

  • I need to Clorox the kitchen counters today.

Synonyms

to wash
vsto Clorox
941 1.0

To clean something with water, often using soap

focuses on cleaning specifically with a bleach brand rather than just soap and water
to disinfect
vsto Clorox
18 3.7

To clean a surface, wound, or tool with chemicals to kill germs

refers specifically to using a brand bleach product for that action
to sanitize
vsto Clorox
  • US
11 3.7

Make something clean and free from bacteria

is done using a brand bleach product rather than general methods
to wash out
vsto Clorox
9 2.0

Clean something using water to remove dirt or stains

involves using a bleach product to remove germs and stains not just water

How Clean

to sterilize
  • Specialized
29 4.1
to Clorox
  • Informal
7.4
to disinfect
18 3.7
to clean
∞ 1.0
to wash
941 1.0
to rinse
83 1.0
to wipe
531 1.0

Surface Forms

Clorox infinitive
Cloroxed past
Cloroxed past participle
Cloroxing present participle
Cloroxes third person singular

Etymology

Clorox used as a verb comes from people using the brand name Clorox like a normal verb, similar to how we say 'Google' to mean 'search'. So to Clorox something is 'to clean or disinfect it using Clorox or a similar bleach'.