CLEAN UP

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does clean up mean? 

• CLEAN UP (verb)
  The verb CLEAN UP has 4 senses:

1. put (things or places) in order
2. make a big profit; often in a short period of time
3. dispose of
4. make oneself clean, presentable or neat

  Familiarity information: CLEAN UP used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLEAN UP (verb)

Meaning:

Put (things or places) in order

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

clean up; neaten; square away; tidy up; tidy; straighten; straighten out

Context example:

Tidy up your room!

Hypernyms (to "clean up" is one way to...):

order (bring order to or into)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "clean up"):

make; make up (put in order or neaten)

clean; clean house; houseclean (clean and tidy up the house)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Make a big profit; often in a short period of time

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

The investor really cleaned up when the stock market went up

Hypernyms (to "clean up" is one way to...):

profit; turn a profit (make a profit; gain money or materially)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Meaning:

Dispose of

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

settle the bills

Hypernyms (to "clean up" is one way to...):

settle (dispose of; make a financial settlement)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Make oneself clean, presentable or neat

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Context example:

Clean up before you go to the party

Hypernyms (to "clean up" is one way to...):

groom; neaten (care for one's external appearance)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s