# clean up

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy.
2. To become clean, handsome, smart in appearance, e.g. for a special occasion, especially when it is out of character to be seen as such.
3. To make something less corrupt or unseemly.
4. To make a large profit; to win by a large margin, or to win a large amount, especially in gambling. Also clean house.
5. To intervene in a fight between two players at low health and easily kill both of them or the winner.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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