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cleanup vs clean up

cleanup

Definitions

noun

  1. a very large profit
  2. the act of making something clean
  3. (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team)

Examples

At the end of the day, you can come back here for cleanup, or there's cold cream in your trailer.

The massive cleanup in New Orleans includes some unpleasant, some might say downright disgusting, jobs.

And directly afterwards he went to his favorite hooker and crapped his diapers for a little ‘Mommy Cleanup’.

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clean up

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verb

  1. make oneself clean, presentable or neat
  2. dispose of
  3. make a big profit; often in a short period of time
  4. put (things or places) in order

Examples

Chin put on his strict sifu face and began barking orders: Clean up this room!

The pieces should be sturdy, worm-free and consider just how will you clean up the mess if you send a slop of beef gravy down that gorgeous burr walnut façade?

During a room clean up exercise, a notepad I used in England was found.

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