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clean up

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: clean up

1
 v
put (things or places) in order
2
 v
dispose of
3
 v
make a big profit; often in a short period of time
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: clean up
1

v put (things or places) in order

Synonyms:
neaten, square away, straighten, straighten out, tidy, tidy up
Types:
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make, make up
put in order or neaten
clean, clean house, houseclean
clean and tidy up the house
G.I., GI
clean in preparation for inspection
spring-clean
thoroughly clean the entire house, often done only once a year
Type of:
order
bring order to or into

v make oneself clean, presentable or neat

“Clean up before you go to the party”
Type of:
groom, neaten
care for one's external appearance
2

v dispose of

Type of:
settle
dispose of; make a financial settlement
3

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

“The investor really cleaned up when the stock market went up”
Type of:
profit, turn a profit
make a profit; gain money or materially
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