clean up

Definitions

1. 1

   To make an area or a thing clean

   To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy.

   • Clean up your room.
   • Rhos station had been cleaned up for the occasion, and its single platform was gay with flags.
   • Mr Mayor, you were elected in a campaign to clean up the city. When are you gonna start?
2. 2

   To become clean, handsome, smart in appearance, e.g. for a special occasion, especially…

   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.

   • He sure cleans up nice.
3. 3

   To make something less corrupt or unseemly.

   • clean up one's act
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   1. 4

      To make a large profit

      To make a large profit; to win by a large margin, or to win a large amount, especially in gambling. Also clean house.

      • Man, he sure cleaned up last night at the blackjack table.
      • The investors cleaned up when the stock hit the roof last year.
   2. 5

      To intervene in a fight between two players at low health and easily kill both of them or…

      To intervene in a fight between two players at low health and easily kill both of them or the winner.

   3. 6

      Misspelling of cleanup.

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