clean up


Definition: Meaning of, clean up in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kliːn ʌp /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
clean up cleaned up cleaned up
Present Participle Third Person Singular
cleaning up cleans up
  1. [intransitive/transitive] to make a place completely clean and tidy
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  2. [transitive] to remove objects from a place in order to make it completely clean and tidy
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  3. [transitive] to wash someone who is dirty
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  4. [transitive] to remove pollution from a place or an industrial process
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  5. [transitive] to stop bad, unfair, or criminal behaviour in a place or activity
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  6. [intransitive] informal to make a lot of money
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  7. clean up your act informal to start behaving in a more suitable and sensible way
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