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cleans up after

cleans up after is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 cleans up after

What is cleans up after the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cleans up after is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clean up after.

Words near cleans up after in the dictionary

  1. cleans off
  2. cleans one's plate
  3. cleans out
  4. cleans someone's clock
  5. cleans up
  6. cleans up after
  7. cleans up one's act
  8. cleans up one's plate
  9. cleansability
  10. cleansable
  11. cleanse

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