| clean | b. remove rubbish, dirt etc so as to leave a place clean, [various translations]: I wish you would ~ up this mess, saya berharap-harap sangat kamu akan membersihkan tempat yg berselerak ini; to ~ up food spills, mengelap tumpahan makanan; he ~ed up the broken glass at once, dia membuang serpihan kaca itu dgn segera; c. make place free from crime, corruption, vice, etc, membersihkan sst (drpd kegiatan yg tdk menyenangkan): the new Inspector General of Police took immediate action to ~ up the city, Ketua Polis Negara yg baru mengambil tindakan segera utk membersihkan bandar itu drpd kegiatan yg tdk menyenangkan; d. (colloq) make (money) kaut, sapu bersih: he ~ed up a cool million at the casino, dia sapu bersih sejuta ringgit di kasino itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |