cleanup

The work of removing dirt, rubbish, or harmful substances from a place.

• The park needs a cleanup.
• Volunteers joined the beach cleanup on Saturday.
• The oil spill cleanup took several months.

How to use it: cleanup of something (Volunteers helped with the cleanup of the river.)

Similar words: cleaning, tidying

Common phrases: beach cleanup, cleanup operation, environmental cleanup

The work of finishing the remaining small tasks at the end of a job.

• Only the final cleanup remains.
• The project's cleanup phase took another week.
• We assigned the cleanup of unfinished tasks to one team.

Similar words: finishing touches, completion

Common phrases: final cleanup, project cleanup, cleanup phase

The fourth position in a baseball team's batting order, usually given to a strong hitter.

• Jones bats cleanup tonight.
• The coach moved her into the cleanup spot.
• Our cleanup hitter drove in three runs.

How to use it: bat cleanup (Their strongest hitter bats cleanup.)

Similar words: fourth batting position

Common phrases: bat cleanup, cleanup hitter, cleanup spot