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English verb: clean up | |||
| 1. | clean up (change) put (things or places) in order | ||
| Samples | Tidy up your room!. | ||
| Synonyms | neaten, square away, straighten, straighten out, tidy, tidy up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | order | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clean, clean house, houseclean, make, make up | ||
| 2. | clean up (possession) make a big profit; often in a short period of time | ||
| Samples | The investor really cleaned up when the stock market went up. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | profit, turn a profit | ||
| 3. | clean up (possession) dispose of | ||
| Samples | Settle the bills. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | settle | ||
| 4. | clean up (body) make oneself clean, presentable or neat | ||
| Samples | Clean up before you go to the party. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | groom, neaten | ||
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