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clean-up en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Deverbal from clean up.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative spelling of cleanup.
    alt of cleanup
    • Since no brushes are required, clean-up is reduced to a minimum, and intricately carved, shaped, or hard-to-paint surfaces become as simple to do as any flat board. 1958 November 16, Bernard Gladstone, “Spray It On: Homeowners Use Aerosols to Speed Many Jobs of Maintenance”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

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