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cleanup Definition

clean·up (klēnup′)

noun

  1. the act of cleaning up
  2. ☆ elimination of crime, vice, graft, etc.
  3. Slang profit; gain

adjective

Baseball designating the fourth batter in a team's lineup: so positioned because regarded as most likely to drive in runners on base

cleanup Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • perform: This trend will allow many souls to see clearly and perform some serious cleanup in the near future.
  • require: This will require a mass cleanup of the city.
  • do: The landing gear is somewhat complex and you'll likely need to do some cleanup on the struts.
  • need: The club needed a cleanup following a car fire outside the club.
  • make: Surely there must be some kind of joined up thinking in order to make cleanup a success?

Adjective modifier

  • proper: The last lines in the program move through and delete every object in the container so proper cleanup occurs.
  • environmental: Thus began the environmental cleanup of the river, which continues to this day.
  • various: VIA speed change fixes: various changes to make the VIA driver really work on speed changes, and various other cleanups.
  • other: VIA speed change fixes: various changes to make the VIA driver really work on speed changes, and various other cleanups.
  • good: A good cleanup & paint is all its gonna need... .

Modifies a noun

  • crew: These are cells that act as the ' cleanup crew ' for the central nervous system and retina.
  • operation: Part Three looks at a tool to automate the cleanup operations.
  • code: It is especially useful for cleanup code where this would be skipped in the ' try ' box following an exception being thrown.
  • effort: Now, analysis reveals that cleanup efforts have accomplished very little.
  • function: Each cleanup function will be called at most once.
  • campaign: They have also assisted with a sports day, fundraising and a cleanup campaign around the village.

Noun used with modifier

  • disk: Also added to this issue is disk cleanup which may delete the entire recycle bin contents if chosen.
  • code: With the better integration comes protocol and code cleanups, allowing the Samba team to track the evolving NT implementation.
  • spill: Maxfield said she anticipates staffers will be flown to the island during the coming weeks to continue the oil spill cleanup.
  • beach: Irish Independent Volunteers wanted for beach cleanup Pick up a rubbish bag - your beach needs you.