Definition of mop_up - WordReference.com Dictionary

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mop_up
A	noun
	1	completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up
			a concluding action
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚change of state ╚termination; ending; conclusion ╚completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up ╚graduation ╚follow-through ╚follow-through ╚finalization; finalisation ╚finish; finishing ╚consummation ╚consummation
B	verb
	1	get through, wrap up, finish off, mop up, polish off, clear up, finish up
			finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚end; terminate ╚complete; finish ╚get through, wrap up, finish off, mop up, polish off, clear up, finish up ╚cap off
	2	worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up
			defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
		Category Tree: get the better of; overcome; defeat ╚beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish ╚worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up
	3	wipe up, mop up, mop
			to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel"
		Category Tree: absorb; suck; imbibe; soak up; sop up; suck up; draw; take in; take up ╚wipe up, mop up, mop ╚sponge ╚sop ╚swab; swob

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