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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, straighten out, square awayverb

    put (things or places) in order

    "Tidy up your room!"

  2. clean upverb

    make a big profit; often in a short period of time

    "The investor really cleaned up when the stock market went up"

  3. clean upverb

    dispose of

    "settle the bills"

  4. clean upverb

    make oneself clean, presentable or neat

    "Clean up before you go to the party"

Wiktionary

  1. clean upverb

    To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy.

  2. clean upverb

    To become clean, handsome, smart in appearance, e.g. for a special occasion, especially when it is out of character to be seen as such.

  3. clean upverb

    To make a large profit; to win by a large margin, or to win a large amount, especially in gambling. Also clean house.

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  1. clean up

    Clean up refers to the process of making a place tidy and neat by removing dirt, unnecessary items, or clutter. This may involve actions such as washing, sweeping, dusting, organizing, or straightening items. The term can also be used metaphorically in various contexts to suggest rectifying, resolving or eliminating problems or mistakes.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of clean up in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of clean up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of clean up in a Sentence

  1. Sarma Pisupati:

    We need to find domestic sources, and secondary sources are important to look at, these are coming from waste piles particularly. If we can develop the technology, we can clean up the environment as well as get these resources.

  2. Michael Himes:

    We have about 70 people that are dedicated to just shoreline clean up that is in addition to the almost 30 vessels and their crews that are inside and outside the protection barrier collecting oil.

  3. Christie Helminger:

    You would not believe what goes into a cleanup, i would rather flood than clean up after a flood.

  4. Gavin Newsom:

    What has happened on this stretch of the Union Pacific railroad is unacceptable, we are committed to an all-of-government approach to prevent thefts, prosecute the criminals involved, and clean up local communities.

  5. Tali Tenenbaum:

    We don't have experience with something of this scale. Clean-up could take months, it could take years.


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