clean up

/klin əp/

/klin əp/

Other forms: cleaning up; cleaned up; cleans up

Definitions of clean up

1. verb

   put (things or places) in order
   synonyms: neaten, square away, straighten, straighten out, tidy, tidy up

   types:

   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
2. verb

   make oneself clean, presentable or neat
   “Clean up before you go to the party”

   type of:

   groom, neaten

   care for one's external appearance
3. verb

   dispose of
   type of:

   settle

   dispose of; make a financial settlement
4. verb

   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