I. ˈklēn-ˌəp noun
Date: 1872
1. : an act or instance of cleaning
2. : an exceptionally large profit : killing
II. adjective
Date: 1937
: being in the fourth position in the batting order of a baseball team
a cleanup hitter
• cleanup adverb
I. ˈklēn-ˌəp noun
Date: 1872
1. : an act or instance of cleaning
2. : an exceptionally large profit : killing
II. adjective
Date: 1937
: being in the fourth position in the batting order of a baseball team
a cleanup hitter
• cleanup adverb
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003