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Dictionary: clean·up   (klēn'ŭp') pronunciation
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.
cleanup clean'up' adj.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: (informal) a very large profit
  Synonym: killing

Meaning #2: (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team)
  Synonyms: cleanup position, cleanup spot

Meaning #3: the act of making something clean
  Synonyms: cleaning, cleansing


Translations: Cleanup
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - oprydning, rengøring, udrensning, udsalg, stor gevinst, godt kup

Nederlands (Dutch)
schoonmaakbeurt, uitzonderlijk grote winst, vierde in slagorde (honkbal)

Français (French)
n. - nettoyage, (US) joli coup

Deutsch (German)
n. - Saubermachen, Säuberungsaktion

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καθαρισμός, καθάρισμα, μεγάλα κέρδη (από εκμετάλλευση συγκυριών)

Italiano (Italian)
pulizia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - faxina (f), devassa (f)

Русский (Russian)
чистка, добыча, барыш

Español (Spanish)
n. - limpieza

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rengöring, sanering, utrensning, utförsäljning (am.), grov förtjänst (sl.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
清除, 获利

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 清除, 獲利

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 정화운동, 큰 벌이, 4번 타자, 대청소

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 大掃除, 身づくろい, 遺棄品収集, ぼろいもうけ, 四番打者, 浄化, 掃除, 清掃, ぼろもうけ
adj. - 四番の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تنظيف المنطقه من المجرمين, ازاله الأوساخ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ניקוי, זכיה גדולה‬


 
 

 

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