cleanup

clean·up

C0396900 (klēn′ŭp′)n.1. A thorough cleaning or ordering.2. Informal The final, often routine tasks that complete a project.3. Slang A very large profit; a killing.4. Baseball The fourth position on a team's batting order, usually reserved for a strong hitter who can drive in extra runs.

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clean′up′ adj.

clean•up

(ˈklinˌʌp)

n. 1. the act or process of cleaning up. adj. 2. (of a baseball batter) occupying the fourth position in the batting order. [1865–70, Amer.]

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Noun	1.	cleanup - a very large profitkillingcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechnet income, net profit, profit, profits, earnings, lucre, net - the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
	2.	cleanup - (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team)cleanup position, cleanup spotbaseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"position - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?"batting order, lineup, card - (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate"
	3.	cleanup - the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"cleaning, cleansingimprovement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"disinfestation - the activity of getting rid of verminspring-cleaning - the activity of cleaning a house thoroughly at the end of winterscrubbing, scouring, scrub - the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and waterdry cleaning - the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than watersweeping - the act of cleaning with a broompurging, purge - an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elementspurification - the act of cleaning by getting rid of impuritiessterilisation, sterilization - the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)sanitisation, sanitization, sanitation - making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizingdepilation, epilation - the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)washup, bathing - the act of washing yourself (or another person)housecleaning - the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house; "efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time"

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