" tidying "

1: as in picking up, uncluttering;

•  Synonyms : 

•  picking up,

•  straightening (up),

•  uncluttering,

•  brightening,

•  deodorizing,

•  freshening,

•  sprucing (up),

•  sweetening,

•  brushing,

•  combing,

•  dry-cleaning,

•  dusting,

•  laundering,

•  mopping,

•  mucking (out),

•  rinsing,

•  scouring,

•  scrubbing,

•  shampooing,

•  sponging,

•  swabbing,

•  sweeping,

•  vacuuming,

•  washing,

•  wiping,

•  disinfecting,

•  sanitizing,

•  decontaminating,

•  purging,

•  purifying,

•  cleaning,

•  cleansing,

•  deterging,

•  GI'ing,

•  turning out

•  Antonyms : 

•  besmirching,

•  dirtying,

•  fouling,

•  soiling,

•  spotting,

•  staining,

•  sullying,

•  begriming,

•  muddying,

•  defiling,

•  polluting,

•  tainting,

•  blackening,

•  discoloring

1: to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff;

  * e.g., " ... just give me a minute to tidy up before you bring company over "

•  Synonyms : 

•  clean (up),

•  pick up

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to make neat;

  * e.g., " ... we'll work more efficiently if we tidy up our work area after completing the first phase of our experiment "

•  Synonyms : 

•  neaten,

•  pick up,

•  redd (up or out),

•  spruce (up),

•  straighten (up or out),

•  trim

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)