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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : tahy-dee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtaɪ di



Definition of tidy up

Origin :
  • mid-13c., probably originally "in season, timely, opportune, excellent," from tide in the sense of "season, time" (see tide). Cf. Old High German zitig, German zeitig, Dutch tijdig, Danish tidig "timely." Meaning "neat and in order" first recorded 1706.
  • As in toilet : noun grooming or dressing one's person
  • As in clean : verb make undirty, uncluttered
  • As in clear out : verb empty something
Example sentences :
  • It was Madame Raquin who had to arrange the rooms and tidy up the shop.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
  • As well might Hercules have attempted to tidy up the Augean stables with a squirt.
  • Extract from : « Diary of a Pilgrimage » by Jerome K. Jerome
  • Simcox says the thing he chiefly wanted to do was to tidy up.
  • Extract from : « Our Casualty And Other Stories » by James Owen Hannay, AKA George A. Birmingham
  • And take a tool or two, sir; and go early and tidy up the garden a bit.
  • Extract from : « Mass' George » by George Manville Fenn
  • “You can wash up and tidy up, Porter,” he said to his friend.
  • Extract from : « Ralph on the Overland Express » by Allen Chapman
  • He designates a trooper in turn to clean and tidy up the room.
  • Extract from : « Trooper 3809 » by Lionel Decle
  • In the evening, at eight o'clock, you will tidy up his bureau, and at ten you will be free.
  • Extract from : « The Red and the Black » by Stendhal
  • Tidy up your little home and make it as neat and cheerful as possible.
  • Extract from : « The Victorious Attitude » by Orison Swett Marden
  • It was Jane's afternoon out, and there was a good deal to tidy up.
  • Extract from : « The Quiver, 2/1900 » by Various
  • Why, did anyone go into her place to get her meals and tidy up, etc?
  • Extract from : « The House Opposite » by Elizabeth Kent

Synonyms for tidy up

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