tidy-up

noun
UK /ˈtaɪdi ʌp/
US /ˈtaɪdi ʌp/

A tidy-up is when you put your things away so a place looks neat.

Before dinner, we had a quick tidy-up in the playroom.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The act of making something neat and orderly.

The tidy-up of the garden took all morning.

3. A small container or organizer used to hold loose items.

She keeps her pens in a tidy-up on the desk.

4. A brief period of cleaning at the end of an activity.

The teacher called for a tidy-up before the children went home.