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- [kleen uhp]
- /klin ʌp/
- /kliːn ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kleen uhp]
- /klin ʌp/
Definitions of clean up words
- phrasal verb clean up If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again. 3
- phrasal verb clean up To clean up something such as the environment or an industrial process means to make it free from substances or processes that cause pollution. 3
- phrasal verb clean up If the police or authorities clean up a place or area of activity, they make it free from crime, corruption, and other unacceptable forms of behaviour. 3
- phrasal verb clean up If you go and clean up, you make yourself clean and tidy, especially after doing something that has made you dirty. 3
- phrasal verb clean up If someone cleans up, they make a large profit or get a lot of money. 3
- countable noun clean up A clean-up is the removing of dirt, pollution, crime, or corruption from somewhere. 3
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Origin of clean up
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English clene, Old English clǣne pure, clear, cognate with Old High German kleini (German klein small)
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Parts of speech for Clean up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
clean up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
clean up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for clean up
verb clean up
- compile — When you compile something such as a report, book, or programme, you produce it by collecting and putting together many pieces of information.
- acquire — If you acquire something, you buy or obtain it for yourself, or someone gives it to you.
- swell — to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
- rack up — ruin or destruction; wrack.
- assemble — When people assemble or when someone assembles them, they come together in a group, usually for a particular purpose such as a meeting.
Antonyms for clean up
verb clean up
- disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
- forfeit — a fine; penalty.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- lessen — to become less.
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