cleanup
Definition
- Noun:
- The act of making something clean: A cleanup refers to the process of removing dirt, mess, or unwanted items to make a place or object orderly and clean.
- (Baseball) The fourth position in the batting order: In baseball, the cleanup is the fourth batter in the lineup, traditionally a powerful hitter responsible for driving in runs.
- A very large profit: Informally, a cleanup can mean a substantial financial gain, often made quickly or easily.
Usage Examples
Noun (Act of cleaning):
- The volunteers organized a neighborhood cleanup after the festival.
- A major cleanup was required following the oil spill.
Noun (Baseball position):
- The team's best power hitter bats in the cleanup spot.
- He hit a home run while batting cleanup.
Noun (Large profit):
- The company made a cleanup with its new product launch.
- Investors hoped for a cleanup after the stock market rally.
Advanced Usage
"Cleanup hitter": The baseball player who bats in the fourth (cleanup) position.
- As the cleanup hitter, her job is to bring runners home.
"Cleanup operation": A large-scale, organized effort to clean a contaminated or disordered area.
- The environmental agency began a massive cleanup operation.
"To make a cleanup": To earn a very large profit.
- The savvy trader made a cleanup during the market volatility.
Variants and Related Words
- Clean up (phrasal verb): To make a place clean or tidy.
- Please clean up your room.
- Cleaner (noun): A person or substance that cleans.
- She hired a cleaner for the house.
- Cleaning (noun): The act or process of making clean.
- The cleaning took all morning.
Synonyms
- Purification: The process of making something clean or pure.
- Tidying: The act of making a place neat and orderly.
- Windfall: A sudden, unexpected piece of good fortune or financial gain.
Related Phrases
- Cleanup crew/team: A group assigned to clean an area.
- The cleanup crew arrived to restore the park.
- Post-game cleanup: The cleaning required after an event.
- Stadium staff handled the post-game cleanup.
- Cleanup on aisle...: A common announcement in stores for a spill that needs cleaning.
- There was a cleanup on aisle five.
Noun
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the act of making something clean
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he gave his shoes a good cleaning
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(baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team)
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a very large profit
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