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Mop up   /mɑp əp/   Listen
Mop up

verb
1.
To wash or wipe with or as if with a mop.  Synonyms: mop, wipe up.  "He mopped her forehead with a towel"
2.
Defeat thoroughly.  Synonyms: pip, rack up, whip, worst.
3.
Finish a task completely.  Synonyms: clear up, finish off, finish up, get through, polish off, wrap up.





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"Mop up" Quotes from Famous Books



... men get some water and mop up this blood. How many times have I told you to quit mauling the prisoners? D'ye think I'm in this business to provide amusement for you? Henceforth keep out ...
— In the Orbit of Saturn • Roman Frederick Starzl


Words linked to "Mop up" :   get through, crush, imbibe, trounce, shell, swab, draw, cap off, absorb, swob, follow-through, complete, finishing, sop up, suck, ending, suck up, vanquish, beat out, consummation, take up, finalization, termination, sponge, finish, take in, finalisation, beat, soak up, conclusion, graduation


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