clean up after

verb

To clean areas and things that (somebody) has touched or dirtied.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person cleans up after · participle present cleaning up after · participle past cleaned up after · past cleaned up after

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

clean up after. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clean%20up%20after

MLA

“clean up after.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clean%20up%20after. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clean up after,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clean%20up%20after.

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