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mop up

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mop  (mp)
n.
1. A household implement made of absorbent material attached to a typically long handle and used for washing, dusting, or drying floors.
2. A loosely tangled bunch or mass: a mop of unruly hair.
v. mopped, mop·ping, mops
v.tr.
To wash or wipe with or as if with a mop: mopped the hallway; mopping the spilled water; mopped her forehead with a towel.
v.intr.
To use a mop to wash or dry surfaces: mopped along the baseboards.
Phrasal Verb:
mop up
1. To clear (an area) of remaining enemy troops after a victory.
2. Informal To perform the minor tasks that conclude a project or an activity.

[Middle English mappe, perhaps from Old French dialectal, napkin, from Latin mappa, towel, cloth; see map.]

mopper n.

mop up
vb (tr, adverb)
1. (Engineering / Tools) to clean with a mop
2. Informal to complete (a task, etc.)
3. (Military) Military to clear (remaining enemy forces) after a battle, as by killing, taking prisoner, etc.
n mop-up
(Military) the act or an instance of mopping up
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mop upmop up - a concluding action                  
consummation - the act of bringing to completion or fruition
consummation - the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse
ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"
finishing, finish - the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"
finalisation, finalization - the act of finalizing
follow-through - carrying some project or intention to full completion; "I appreciated his follow-through on his promise"
follow-through - the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion; "his follow-through was straight down the line toward the target"; "squash can be dangerous if your opponent has a long follow-through"
graduation - the successful completion of a program of study
Verb1.mop up - to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel"
swab, swob - wash with a swab or a mop; "swab the ship's decks"
sponge - soak up with a sponge
imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, absorb, suck, take up, take in, draw - take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
2.mop up - defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
3.mop up - finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment"
complete, finish - come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours"
cap off - finish or complete, as with some decisive action; "he capped off the meeting with a radical proposal"
Translations
? mop up
vt sep
water etcaufwischen; she mopped up the sauce with a piece of breadsie tunkte die Soße mit einem Stück Brot auf
(Mil) → säubern (inf); mopping-up operationsSäuberungsaktion f; (hum)Aufräumungsarbeiten pl
vi(auf)wischen

mop up يَهزم هزيمة كاملة vytřít tørre op aufwischen σφουγγαρίζω fregar mopata éponger obrisati pulire il pavimento モップでぬぐい取る 대걸레로 닦다 opdweilen moppe opp zetrzeć limpar o chão вытирать torka upp เช็ดทำความสะอาดด้วยไม้ถูพื้น paspaslamak lau nhà


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