clean up

Questions about clean up

What does clean up mean?

clean up means "put (things or places) in order". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for clean up?

Close synonyms include tidy, tidy up, neaten, straighten, straighten out. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is clean up a common word?

clean up is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.