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Noun housecleaning has 2 senses

housecleaning - (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions; "more housecleaning is in store at other accounting firms"; "many employees were discharged in a general housecleaning by the new owners"
--₁ is a kind of reform
housecleaning - the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house; "efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time"
--₂ is a kind of cleaning, cleansing, cleanup

Derived form: verb houseclean₁

Verb houseclean has 1 sense

houseclean, clean house, clean - clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week"
--₁ is one way to tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, straighten out, square away

Derived form: noun housecleaning₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s