noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of cleaning or tidying something; the act of finishing something off. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the act of making something clean wordnet
3. 3
   Fourth in the batting order; a cleanup hitter. countable, uncountable

   "Jones will be batting cleanup in tonight's game."

4. 4
   (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team) wordnet
5. 5
   a very large profit wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   Misspelling of clean up. alt-of, misspelling

Synonyms

All synonyms

cleaningcleaningcleansingcleanup positioncleanup spotdefeat

Example

More examples

"The cleanup at the Fukushima Daiichi plant could take years, possibly decades."

Etymology

A deverbal from clean up.

Related phrases

cleanup hittercleanup mancleanup on aislebatting orderclean upcleanup hitter

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