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To make things cleaner or tidier

clean up

to make a place completely clean and neat

clear out

to make a place or container clean or neat by removing things that are not wanted and getting rid of any dirt or dust in it

clean

verb

to remove the dirt from something

clean out

to make a place or container clean or neat by removing objects that are not wanted and getting rid of any dirt or dust in it

tidy

verb

to make a place look better by putting things in the correct place

pick up after

to make a place clean and neat, especially after someone else has used it

brush

verb

to make something clean or neat using a brush

sort out

to get rid of things that you do not need and arrange things that you do need neatly

pick up

to lift things up and put them in the place where they are kept in order to make a place neat

straighten up

to make something neat

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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neutron

the part of the nucleus of an atom that has no electrical charge

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never event

an event that should never occur in a healthcare setting …

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