Definition of Cleanup

1. Noun. A very large profit.

Exact synonyms: Killing
Language type: Colloquialism
Generic synonyms: Earnings, Lucre, Net, Net Income, Net Profit, Profit, Profits
Derivative terms: Clean Up

2. Noun. (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team).
Exact synonyms: Cleanup Position, Cleanup Spot
Category relationships: Baseball, Baseball Game
Generic synonyms: Position
Group relationships: Batting Order, Card, Lineup

3. Noun. The act of making something clean. "He gave his shoes a good cleaning"

Definition of Cleanup

1. Noun. The act of cleaning or tidying something. ¹

2. Adjective. (baseball) to bat fourth in the batting order ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cleanup

1. an act of cleaning [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cleanup

cleansed
cleanser
cleansers
cleanses
cleansest
cleanseth
cleanshaven
cleansing
cleansing agent
cleansing cream
cleansingly
cleansings
cleanskin
cleanskins
cleantech
cleanup (current term)
cleanup hitter
cleanup hitters
cleanup position
cleanup spot
cleanups
clear
clear'd
clear(p)
clear-air turbulence
clear-cut
clear-eyed
clear-headed
clear-headedness
clear-out

Literary usage of Cleanup

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cleaning Up the Nation's Waste Sites: Markets & Technology Trends (1993)
"If future cleanup standards are more rigorous, the cost and effort to meet the ... Lastly, each agency has specific considerations that may affect cleanup ..."

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