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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Almost every park in the area has a friends association in charge of gardening and cleanup.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
“There has been no detection of MMA in the community. Air monitoring continues to be performed in the immediate area for further surveillance until the cleanup is concluded,” the agency said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
In dry AMD, that kind of cleanup could matter because protein deposits and cellular stress are central features of the disease.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
Since city capybaras are there to stay, Ibama recommends fences, river cleanup, and “the incorporation of wildlife into urban planning.”
From Slate • May 27, 2026
Then, at the first clang of the cleanup men in the distance, one of the older rats would sound a warning, and everyone would pick up as much food as he could to carry home.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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