noun
1. a very large profit
• Syn: ↑killing
• Derivationally related forms: ↑clean up
• Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism
• Hypernyms:
2. (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team)
• Syn: ↑cleanup position, ↑cleanup spot
• Topics: ↑baseball, ↑baseball game
• Hypernyms: ↑position
• Part Holonyms: ↑batting order, ↑card, ↑lineup
3. the act of making something clean
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he gave his shoes a good cleaning
• Hypernyms: ↑improvement
• Hyponyms:
↑disinfestation, ↑spring-cleaning, ↑scrub, ↑scrubbing, ↑scouring, ↑dry cleaning, ↑sweeping, ↑purge, ↑purging, ↑purification, ↑sterilization, ↑sterilisation, ↑sanitation, ↑sanitization, ↑sanitisation, ↑depilation, ↑epilation, ↑washup, ↑bathing, ↑housecleaning
Useful english dictionary. 2012.