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cleaned up after

cleaned up after is the simple past and past participle of clean up after.

Meaning of clean up after

Verb

clean up after (third-person singular simple present cleans up after, present participle cleaning up after, simple past and past participle cleaned up after)

  1. (transitive) To clean areas and things that (somebody) has touched or dirtied.
  2. (transitive) To fix problems and difficult situations that (somebody) has continuously gotten themselves into.

Questions about cleaned up after

What is cleaned up after the simple past and past participle of?
Cleaned up after is the simple past and past participle of clean up after.

Words near cleaned up after in the dictionary

  1. cleaned off
  2. cleaned one's plate
  3. cleaned out
  4. cleaned someone's clock
  5. cleaned up
  6. cleaned up after
  7. cleaned up one's act
  8. cleaned up one's plate
  9. cleaner
  10. cleaner fish
  11. cleaner fishes

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