cleanup en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkliːnʌp/
- (Southern-England) audio
- [ˈkʰliːˌnʌp]
Etymology
A deverbal from clean up.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of cleaning or tidying something.
the cost of environmental cleanup after an oil spill
- (countable, uncountable) The act of finishing something off.
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(countable, uncountable) Fourth in the batting order; a cleanup hitter.
Jones will be batting cleanup in tonight's game.
There it was: McDougald at cleanup, and DiMaggio fifth.
2000, Richard Ben Cramer, Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life, →ISBN, page 528:The starting lineup for Newark consisted of Johnny Neun leading off at first base; the number two hitter was catcher Norman Kies; batting third and playing second base was Andy Cohen; at cleanup was "The People's Cherce," Dixie Walker; George Selkirk was hitting fifth and playing right field; Bob Barrett was at third base and hitting sixth; Jess Hill was the number seven batter in left field; Red Rolfe batted eighth and played shortstop; and the right-hander, George Miner, was on the mound.
1994, Ronald A. Mayer, The 1937 Newark Bears: A Baseball Legend, →ISBN, page 27:I had been getting hits off Jim Palmer and had a streak going and went from hitting 8th to 7th, to 6th, 5th, and then finally McKeon put me in at cleanup.
2010, Kenneth Hogan, Batting 10th for the Yankees, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cleanups | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| clean-up | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cleanup on aisle · cleanup man · cleanup hitter
Relateds
Translations (22)
az yığışdırma (the act of cleaning or tidying) · es limpieza (the act of cleaning or tidying) · ca neteja (the act of cleaning or tidying) · de Säuberungsaktion (the act of cleaning or tidying) · mr सफाई (the act of cleaning or tidying) · mr साफसफाई (the act of cleaning or tidying) · fi siivous (the act of cleaning or tidying) · el καθαρισμός (the act of cleaning or tidying) · pl sprzątanie (the act of cleaning or tidying) · sh čišćenje (the act of cleaning or tidying) · ru убо́рка (the act of cleaning or tidying) · sh чишћење (the act of cleaning or tidying) · de Säuberung (the act of cleaning or tidying) · tr temizleme (the act of cleaning or tidying) · fr nettoyage (the act of cleaning or tidying) · nl schoonmaak (the act of cleaning or tidying) · az təmizləmə (the act of cleaning or tidying) · pt limpeza (the act of cleaning or tidying) · de Säubern (the act of cleaning or tidying) · he ניקוי (the act of cleaning or tidying) · fi puhdistus (the act of cleaning or tidying) · de Aufräumen (the act of cleaning or tidying)