cleanup
Americannoun
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the act or process of cleaning up.
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Slang. a very large profit.
The company made a real cleanup on their new invention.
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Baseball.
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the fourth position in the batting order.
Our best home-run hitter is batting cleanup.
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the player who bats in this position.
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Etymology
Origin of cleanup
1865–70, noun use of verb phrase clean up
Example Sentences
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And as cleanup begins on O’ahu, the danger is far from over — it’s simply moving.
From Salon
That bill would apply to homes, schools and workplaces — and their properties — requiring insurers to meet existing health standards for lead and asbestos cleanup, while having the state develop additional ones for other contaminants.
From Los Angeles Times
They identified key cellular processes involved in this cleanup, including phagocytosis and lysosomal activity.
From Science Daily
When researchers restored this cleanup process or removed synuclein protein, the neurons were protected from injury.
From Science Daily
So the moment I clicked “buy” on that birding book, I swung into instant cleanup mode…which is when I discovered Amazon changed its platform.
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