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1
to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff
- you're expected to clean up after you use the workroom
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2
to remove objectionable parts from
- cleaned up the rock star's interview before publishing it in the newspaper
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3
to destroy all traces of
- hurriedly cleaned up the mess that they had created in the kitchen
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cleanup
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of cleanup (Entry 2 of 2)
an exceptionally large return
- The couple made a cleanup when they flipped the house.
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- charge,
- cost,
- disbursement,
- expenditure,
- expense,
- loss,
- outgo,
- outlay
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“Clean (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clean%20%28up%29. Accessed 28 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of clean (up) was in 1872
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