cleanup — noun 1. a very large profit • Syn: ↑killing • Derivationally related forms: ↑clean up • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism • Hypernyms: ↑net income, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cleanup spot — noun (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team) • Syn: ↑cleanup, ↑cleanup position • Topics: ↑baseball, ↑baseball game • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Cleanup hitter — In baseball, the cleanup hitter is the hitter who bats fourth in the lineup. Although the third man up is generally the hitter with the highest batting average, cleanup hitters often have the most power on the team and are typically the team s… … Wikipedia
cleanup — /kleen up /, n. 1. the act or process of cleaning up. 2. Slang. a very large profit: The company made a real cleanup on their new invention. 3. Baseball. a. the fourth position in the batting order: Our best home run hitter is batting cleanup. b … Universalium
cleanup — I. noun Date: 1872 1. an act or instance of cleaning 2. an exceptionally large profit ; killing II. adjective Date: 1937 being in the fourth position in the batting order of a baseball team < a cleanup hitter > • cleanup … New Collegiate Dictionary
cleanup — clean•up [[t]ˈklinˌʌp[/t]] n. 1) the act or process of cleaning up 2) sts (of a baseball batter) occupying the fourth position in the batting order • Etymology: 1865–70, amer … From formal English to slang
baseball game — noun a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs (Freq. 2) he played baseball in high school there was a baseball game on every empty lot there was a desire for National… … Useful english dictionary
batting order — noun (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate • Syn: ↑card, ↑lineup • Topics: ↑baseball, ↑baseball game … Useful english dictionary
lineup — noun 1. (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat (Freq. 1) the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate • Syn: ↑batting order, ↑card • Topics: ↑baseball, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Reggie Jackson — For the NBA player, see Reggie Jackson (basketball player). Reggie Jackson Right fielder Born: May 18, 1946 … Wikipedia