mop up

cleaning up, clearing, liquidation; clean, clear up, liquidate

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Noun
1. a concluding action
(synonym) completion, culmination, closing, windup
(hypernym) termination, ending, conclusion
(hyponym) consummation
(derivation) get through, wrap up, finish off, polish off, clear up, finish up

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Verb
1. to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel"
(synonym) wipe up, mop
(hypernym) absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
(hyponym) swab, swob
2. defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
(synonym) worst, pip, whip, rack up
(hypernym) beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
3. finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment"
(synonym) get through, wrap up, finish off, polish off, clear up, finish up
(hypernym) complete, finish
(hyponym) cap off
(derivation) completion, culmination, closing, windup

correct mistakes, clean up a mess left by others The manager told us he would not mop up after us. We have to fix our own mistakes.

Synonyms and related words:
baptize, bath, bathe, beat, button up, cap, carry to completion, clean up, climax, clobber, close out, close up, complete, conclude, crown, culminate, douche, drub, dust, end, finalize, finish, finish off, finish up, flush, flush out, gargle, get done, get it over, get through, get through with, holystone, irrigate, lambaste, larrup, lather, launder, lave, lick, mop, overwhelm, perfect, rinse, rinse out, ritually immerse, round out, scour, scrub, scrub up, shampoo, shellac, shower, sluice, sluice out, soap, sponge, swab, syringe, terminate, toivel, top off, top out, tub, wash, wash out, wash up, wind up, wrap up
  

mop-up /'mɔp'ʌp/

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