clear(something)up
phrasal verbwithclearverbuk/klɪər/us/klɪr/
(TIDY)
B2mainlyUK
to make aplacetidybyremovingthings from it or putting them where they should be:
Dad wasclearingup in thekitchen.
I'mtiredof always having toclearupafteryou(=tidyyourthings).
Cleaning & tidying places & things
- adjust
- airing
- bed
- clean(someone/something)up
- cleansomethingout
- freshen
- freshen(someone/something)up
- going-over
- Hoover
- hooversomethingup
- housekeeping
- muck
- sandblast
- smarten(someone/something)up
- spiffsomeone/somethingup
- spit and polishidiom
- spring-clean
- spruce
- tidy
- valet
(ILLNESS)
If anillnessclearsup, or ifmedicineclearsanillnessup, theillnessgoes away:
You won't beableto goswimmingtomorrowifyourcoldhasn'tclearedup.
Thesepillsshouldclearyourrashup.
Recovering from illness
- correct
- curability
- curative
- get oversomething/someone
- granulate
- healing
- hold
- lacunar
- recovery
- rehabilitation
- rehydrate
- remedial
- remission
- responsive
- responsiveness
- rest cure
- rose
- self-healing
- sleep
- therapeutic