Clean Up — synonyms, definition

1. clean up (Verb)

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clean up (Verb) — Put (things or places) in order.

clean up (Verb) — Make a big profit; often in a short period of time. ex. "The investor really cleaned up when the stock market went up"

clean up (Verb) — Dispose of.

clean up (Verb) — Make oneself clean, presentable or neat. ex. "Clean up before you go to the party"

groom neaten order profit settle turn a profit clean clean house houseclean make make up

2. clean up (Noun)

cleaning cleansing cleanup position cleanup spot killing

clean up (Noun) — The act of making something clean. ex. "he gave his shoes a good cleanup"

clean up (Noun) — A very large profit.

clean up (Noun) — (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team).

earnings improvement lucre net net income net profit position profit profits bathing depilation disinfestation dry cleaning epilation housecleaning purge purging purification sanitation sanitisation sanitization scouring scrub scrubbing spring-cleaning sterilisation sterilization sweeping washup batting order card lineup