mop up

/mˈɒp ˈʌp/

/mˈɑːp ˈʌp/

to mop up

MAIN VERB

[phrase form: mop]

to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop

synonyms : mop

finish a task completely

synonyms : clear up

defeat thoroughly

synonyms : pip

Mop up

a concluding action

synonyms : closing

Examples

1. And it'll mop up that dial a tree.

2. Has mopping up her floors for months now.

3. But you can mop up stuff.

4. Other emplacements around the Hedgehog are mopped up during the night, aside from one last Egyptian holdout at Umm Qataf.