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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. Hakeem Jeffries:

    It’s now the responsibility of House Republicans to do something about it, clean up your house. And you can start with George Santos.

  2. Jessica McFadden:

    When people arrive, I totally give them jobs and don't act the martyr. That makes everyone happy and part of the process, the most important things to do, I think, for a stress-free Thanksgiving are to pray, eat and love what you did ... and let someone else clean up.

  3. Dmitry Peskov:

    It would be ideal to clean up the whole world from the nuclear weapon...but on the other hand we would have been deprived from the deterrent factor, don't forget about the deterrent factor, about the deterrent parity.

  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. Penn State coach James Franklin:

    THE TAKEAWAY Penn State : The mistakes proved costly. Penn State coach James Franklin will be on major clean-up duty this week after seeing three red-zone possessions end without points, three missed field goals, two interceptions, one lost fumble, a muffed punt and a fumbled kickoff return in addition to Fords late TD run and the late defensive breakdowns. Indiana : This victory is a huge step for the program. Allen know the Hoosiers need to start beating ranked teams more consistently, and this one came on a day the defense played reasonably well and the offense managed only 221 yards 19:35 of possession time. POLL IMPLICATIONS Penn State will slip in the Top 25, perhaps precipitously. The defense played well but broke down late while the offense and special teams werent anywhere near championship caliber. Its turnovers and penalties.


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