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mop up

2 syllables
nounverb
Quick answer

As a noun, mop up means a concluding action. As a verb, it means wash or wipe with or as if with a mop.

Meanings of mop up

4 meanings

noun

  1. A concluding action

    Similar: completion, culmination, closing, windup

verb

  1. To wash or wipe with or as if with a mop

    “Mop the hallway now”

    “He mopped her forehead with a towel”

    Similar: wipe up, mop

  2. Defeat thoroughly

    “He mopped up the floor with his opponents”

    Similar: worst, pip, whip, rack up

  3. Finish a task completely

    “I finally got through this homework assignment”

    Similar: get through, wrap up, finish off, polish off, clear up, finish up

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

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noun: a concluding action
completionculminationclosingwindup
verb: to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
wipe upmop
verb: defeat thoroughly
worstpipwhiprack up
verb: finish a task completely
get throughwrap upfinish offpolish offclear upfinish up

Nearby words

mooringMoorishmoosemoose-woodmootmopmopemopedmopingmoppingmopsmora