cleaning

To remove dirt from a place or object.

To tidy up, make a place neat.

To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.

To make things clean in general.

To remove unnecessary files, etc. from (a directory, etc.).

To brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.

To purge a raw of any blemishes caused by the scanning process such as brown tinting and poor color contrast.

To remove guts and/or scales of a butchered animal.

(gerund of clean) The process of making something clean.

The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc.