# Clean-up set

> A set bigger than the others that breaks further out than everyone is sitting and washes the whole lineup towards the beach.

**What "clean-up set" means in surfing:** A set bigger than the others that breaks further out than everyone is sitting and washes the whole lineup towards the beach.

**Category:** Waves

## Related words

- [Bomb](https://surfslang.com/bomb): An unusually big wave, much larger than the rest of the set.
- [Caught inside](https://surfslang.com/caught-inside): Stuck between the breaking waves and the shore while a set breaks on top of you.
- [Set](https://surfslang.com/set): A group of bigger waves that arrive together, with quieter periods between them.

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Source: [Clean-up set](https://surfslang.com/clean-up-set) on Surfslang.com, the surf slang glossary. Full glossary: https://surfslang.com/llms.txt