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clean·up
(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.
clean′up′ adj.
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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 profit colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech net 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) baseball, 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"improvement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property" disinfestation - the activity of getting rid of vermin spring-cleaning - the activity of cleaning a house thoroughly at the end of winter scrubbing, scouring, scrub - the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water dry cleaning - the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water sweeping - the act of cleaning with a broom purification - the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities sterilisation, 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 sterilizing depilation, epilation - the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin) 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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Translations
cleanup
n
give yourself a good cleanup before you come down to dinner → wasch dich erst einmal, bevor du zum Essen kommst; to give something a cleanup → etw sauber machen; cleanup operation/costs → Säuberungsaktion f → /-kosten pl
(by police) → Säuberung f
(sl: = profit) → Schnitt m (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
cleanup
[ˈkliːnˌʌp] n (of house) → pulita, ripulitathis room could do with a good cleanup → questa stanza avrebbe bisogno di una bella ripulita
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995