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How to pronounce cleanup in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms cleaning, cleansing
Type of improvement
Has types bathing, purge, purging, purification, sanitation, sanitisation, sanitization, scouring, scrub, scrubbing, spring-cleaning, sterilisation, sterilization, sweeping, epilation, washup, housecleaning, dry cleaning, disinfestation, depilation
Derivation clean up
Type Words
Synonyms cleanup position, cleanup spot
Type of position
Type Words
Synonyms killing
Type of lucre, earnings, profits, profit, net profit, net, net income
Derivation clean up

Examples of cleanup

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Vlasak, the team's cleanup hitter, batted .382 and drove in 17 runs last season.
From the stltoday.com
The beach cleanup will continue today, though no new oil is being washed ashore.
From the nbr.co.nz
The revolutionaries'Sanitation Coordination Committee organized cleanup efforts.
From the washingtonpost.com
The idea that they will pay for cleanup is completely speculative at this point.
From the guardian.co.uk
Leyzaola's cleanup strategy saw the purge of hundreds of allegedly corrupt cops.
From the thenewstribune.com
Cleanup continues after storms and tornadoes damaged several buildings Saturday.
From the stltoday.com
In this case, one chamber of Congress saw a need to jump-start cleanup projects.
From the toledoblade.com
More serious offenders receive two-day suspensions, and do neighborhood cleanup.
From the foxnews.com
Life is returning to normal for many survivors, but they face a massive cleanup.
From the voanews.com
More examples
  • Killing: a very large profit
  • (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team)
  • Cleaning: the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"
  • (Clean-Ups) Tracings of the original animation roughs which are often more detailed and refined than the drawings which preceded them. ...
  • Actions taken to deal with a release or threat of release of a hazardous substance that could affect humans and/or the environment. The term "cleanup" is sometimes used interchangeably with the terms remedial action, removal action, response action, or corrective action.
  • Efforts to mitigate environmental damages or threat to human health, safety, or welfare from hazardous substances or oil.. ...
  • The process of repairing pages that contain errors of grammar, are poorly formatted, or contain irrelevant material. Cleanup generally requires only editing skills, as opposed to the specialized knowledge that is more often called for by pages needing attention.
  • Term used to describe the requirement by the lender that a line of credit be completely paid out for a pre-defined period, usually a minimum of 30 days, during a one-year cycle. Also known as annual clean-up period.
  • Treatment, remediation, or destruction of contaminated material.