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Definition of Tidy up
1. Verb. Put (things or places) in order. "Tidy up your room!"
Specialized synonyms: Make, Make Up, Clean, Clean House, Houseclean
Generic synonyms: Order
Definition of Tidy up
1. Verb. To make clean. In particular to make satisfactorily clean. Usually used to describe the cleaning of a small room or small space. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tidy Up
Literary usage of Tidy up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Inside the British Isles by Arthur Gleason (1917)
"12 KX) M. tidy up kitchen before lunch, wash over kitchen with mop, also scullery
... 2:15 Time allowed to tidy up and have rest. 3:45 Get tea for four, ..."
2. Inside the British Isles by Arthur Gleason (1917)
"12 KM) M. tidy up kitchen before lunch, wash over kitchen with mop, also scullery
... 2:15 Time allowed to tidy up and have rest. 3:45 Get tea for four, ..."
3. Tales of the Punjab Told by the People by Flora Annie Webster Steel (1894)
"... stop a bit and tidy up my thorns a little, there's a good soul ! ... tidy up
my hearth a bit, for I am half choked by my ashes," the unkind girl replied ..."
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