cleanup — The process of making a place clean and tidy
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: The process of making a place clean and tidy
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkliːnʌp/
Korean meaning: 청소, 정리정돈
Korean pronunciation: 클린-업 (강세: 클린)
Example Sentences
- Mom assigned each kid a different room for the weekend cleanup mission.
- The beach cleanup volunteers collected over 500 pounds of trash.
- After the food fight, the cafeteria cleanup looked like a crime scene investigation.
cleanup
NOUN//ˈkliːnʌp//
The process of making a place clean and tidy
💡 Concept
Boy cleaning up messy room
🎵 Rhyme
After makeup comes pickup - time for cleanup!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈkliːnʌp/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkliːnʌp/
🌳Etymology
Rootclean
Suffix-up
Origin
'clean'과 'up'이 결합된 합성어로, 20세기 초 미국에서 처음 사용되기 시작했습니다. 단순히 '깨끗하게 위로' 올린다는 의미에서 시작되어 전반적인 정리정돈을 의미하게 되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
pickupbackupmakeupbreakup
pickup
backup
makeup
breakup
🔗Collocations
cleanup operation
environmental cleanup
cleanup crew
massive cleanup
cleanup costs
oil spill cleanup
post-party cleanup
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“Mom assigned each kid a different room for the weekend cleanup mission.”
“The beach cleanup volunteers collected over 500 pounds of trash.”
😄 Fun example
“After the food fight, the cafeteria cleanup looked like a crime scene investigation.”
“The company spent millions on the toxic waste cleanup project.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
cleaningtidyingsanitizationpurificationhousekeeping
Antonyms
messcontaminationpollution
Related
organizesweepscrubmaintenancerestoration
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