mop-up

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noun

ˈmäp-ˌəp

often attributive

Synonyms of mop-up next

: a concluding action or phase

mop up

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verb

mopped up; mopping up; mops up

transitive verb

British : to consume eagerly

: to gather as if by absorbing

also : garner

mopped up all the awards

: to overcome decisively : trounce

: to clear (an area) of remaining pockets of resistance in the wake of a military offensive

intransitive verb

: to complete a project, transaction, or task

Examples of mop-up in a Sentence

Noun the general announced that the remaining fighting would be only a mop-up to a war that was all but over

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Noun

Walker, less than halfway through a four-year, $72 million deal, will be an expensive mop-up man in September. —

Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024 The Mets’ two wins came in Game 2, a bullpen game for the Dodgers, and Game 5, when mop-up man Brent Honeywell Jr. threw four innings after Jack Flaherty was tattooed for eight runs. —

Jerry Beach, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024

Verb

It’s designed for hardwood floors and tile to mop up any spills and vacuum away debris. —

Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024 Meanwhile, Southern California this week will see dry conditions amid gusty Santa Ana winds that could raise the risk of wildfires in areas where crews are still mopping up a major blaze that destroyed 240 structures. —

Hallie Golden and Christopher Weber, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mop-up