1clean up
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.
He sure cleans up nice.
2clean up
To make a large profit; to win by a large margin, or to win a large amount, especially in gambling. Also clean house.
The investors cleaned up when the stock hit the roof last year.
3clean up
To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy.
Clean up your room.
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clean and soberclean as a hound's toothclean as a new pennyclean as a whistleclean as a whistleClean As a WhistleClean Bill of Healthclean codeclean cutclean houseclean houseclean outclean outclean plate clubclean someone's clockclean up one's actcome cleankeep one's nose cleanmake a clean breakmake a clean breastshow a clean pair of heelsstart with a clean sheetstart with a clean slatewipe the slate cleanwipe the slate cleanwipe the slate clean!wipe the slate clean!
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