cleaning implement

Noun
  1. Any of a large class of implements used for cleaning (synset 103043932)
    is a type of: implement - instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
    subtypes:
    • broom - a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
    • carpet sweeper, sweeper - a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet
    • cleaning pad - a pad used as a cleaning implement
    • pipe cleaner - cleaning implement consisting of a flexible tufted wire that is used to clean a pipe stem
    • pull-through - cleaning implement consisting of an oily rag attached by a cord to a weight; is pulled through the barrel of a rifle or handgun to clean it
    • squeegee - T-shaped cleaning implement with a rubber edge across the top; drawn across a surface to remove water (as in washing windows)
    • mop, swab, swob - cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
    same as: cleaning device, cleaning equipment

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