tidy

tidy up

verb

Definition of TIDY

1

to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff <just give me a minute to tidy up before you bring company over>

Synonyms pick up, tidy (up)

Related Words houseclean, housekeep; clean (off), clean (up), neaten, police (up), straighten (up), turn out, unclutter; arrange, order

Near Antonyms clutter, disarrange, mess (up)

2

to make neat <we'll work more efficiently if we tidy up our work area after completing the first phase of our experiement>

Synonyms pick up, redd (up or out) [chiefly dialect], spruce (up), straighten (up or out), tidy (up), trim

Related Words arrange, array, classify, codify, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, range, systematize

Near Antonyms disarrange, disarray, discompose, dishevel, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, muss, rumple, scramble, shuffle, tousle, tumble, upset