clean up

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy.
2. (colloquial, idiomatic, intransitive) To become clean, handsome, smart in appearance, e.g. for a special occasion, especially when it is out of character to be seen as such.
3. (idiomatic, transitive) To make something less corrupt or unseemly.
4. (idiomatic, intransitive) To make a large profit; to win by a large margin, or to win a large amount, especially in gambling. Also clean house.
5. To intervene in a fight between two players at low health and easily kill both of them or the winner.

Noun

Misspelling of cleanup.

Synonyms

clear up

tidy up

tidy

clean

mop up

put in order

face-lift

clear

clear away

fix up

neaten

repair

rinse

straighten out

smooth out

square away

wipe up

eliminate

straighten

resolve

sway

sweep

clean out

adjust

flatten

freshen up

gather

glide

glisten

inquire

liquidation

make out

nail

spruce up

operate

order

organise

overhaul

parcel

pick up

process

purge

purging

purification

cleaning up

puzzle out

ravel out

refine

refinement

refurbish

Translations

nettoyer

aufräumen

ausspülen

arrumar

enjuagar

limpiar

spülen

risciacquare

abspülen

pulire

organizar

limpar

netejar

nettàre

forbire

Sentences

" I can clean up those glasses in the window , if you want ," said the boy .