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		Definition of clean-up in English: clean-upnoun ˈkliːnʌp 1An act of cleaning a place.  an environmental clean-up  Example sentencesExamples -  Put on your shorts, tee and sneakers, and do a quick clean-up from the party.
 -  Major sewerage and pollution clean-ups and restoration of natural habitats are thought to be behind the improvement.
 -  The river clean-up continues this week with the felling of trees along the bank.
 -  In addition to organizing clean-ups, they also invest in beautification projects.
 -  Without such growth we will not be able to pay for environmental clean-ups, for education, for health improvements, for restorative justice, or for public transport.
 -  You are encouraged to help identify flotsam sources, get involved in local beach clean-ups and campaign for responsible disposal of waste by marine industries.
 -  The taxpayer will have to foot the clean-up bill, which could top €30 million.
 -  Also included in the programme this summer are community projects, environmental clean-ups, education, training and careers advice.
 -  In August, the Wilderness Hiking Association launched a clean-up campaign to clean the Fish River Canyon.
 -  The clean-up of this environmental disaster will take a long time and Yorkshire Water have helped shorten this process with their offer.
 -  "Recently, we carried out a major litter clean-up in the park and this work is continuing.
 -  He said five years ago he promised to campaign for the clean-up of Killarney's lake shores and the removal of overgrowth which obstructs scenic views.
 -  The clean-up and environmental improvement have been listed as the top task of the city in the first 10 years of the century.
 -  The aim of this competition is to encourage regular, voluntary clean-ups of the area.
 -  The council will highlight the cost of clean-up bills to the taxpayer.
 -  Their efforts will go beyond delivering pep-talks and will extend to involving people in developing waste-reduction and recycling activities and encouraging community clean-ups and environmental improvements.
 -  When neighbourhood clean-ups are organised, we should not be hiding behind the curtains.
 -  In the community, he hopes to initiate a major spring clean-up in his ward.
 -  Co-ordinated oil pollution clean-up operations continued throughout yesterday and were set to continue today and in the days ahead.
 -  The Government announced the major clean-up campaign last year, partly in a bid to reduce the rising rates of patients who acquire infections from their stay in hospital.
 
 - 1.1 An act of putting an end to immorality or crime.
 a clean-up of the more open violence had begun  Example sentencesExamples -  The clean-up operation involved searching the buildings and targeting criminals operating from the buildings.
 -  The clean-up rate for crimes stood at a mere 20.8%.
 -  Political considerations, apparently, have delayed a clean-up of the most serious twin crimes of any bureaucracy - inefficiency and corruption.
 
  
 2Baseball  usually as modifier The fourth position in a team's batting order, usually reserved for a strong batter whose hits are likely to enable any runner who is on base to score.  L.A.'s clean-up hitter Clarence Maddern smacked a fastball over the left-field fence  Example sentencesExamples -  He is an excellent cleanup hitter who makes contact and delivers in the clutch.
 -  During that time, the Yankees showed how much they miss their cleanup hitter.
 -  Gonzalez would bat cleanup and play right field or be the designated hitter.
 -  He's a dependable No 5 hitter who might develop into a cleanup hitter.
 -  When he did play - usually against left-handed starter - he often batted cleanup.
 
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