cleanup
Noun
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A very large profit (synset 113280696)
domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechis a type of: earnings, lucre, net, net income, net profit, profit, profits - the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)same as: killing
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(baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team) (synset 106498242)
referred to in: ball, baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runsis a type of: position - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual playeris a part of: batting order, card, lineup - (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will batsame as: cleanup position, cleanup spot
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The act of making something clean (synset 100251880)
"he gave his shoes a good cleaning"is a type of: improvement - the act of improving somethingsubtypes:
- disinfestation - the activity of getting rid of vermin
- spring-cleaning - the activity of cleaning a house thoroughly at the end of winter
- scouring, scrub, scrubbing - the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
- dry cleaning - the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water
- sweeping - the act of cleaning with a broom
- purge, purging - an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
- purification - the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
- sterilisation, sterilization - the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
- sanitation, sanitisation, sanitization - making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing
- depilation, epilation - the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)
- bathing, washup - the act of washing yourself (or another person)
- housecleaning - the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house
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