Overview of noun mop_up

The noun mop up has 1 sense

• completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up -- (a concluding action)

Overview of verb mop_up

The verb mop up has 3 senses

• 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")


• worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up -- (defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents")


• 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")