What does mop up mean?
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mop up
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Princeton's WordNet
completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop upverb
a concluding action
wipe up, mop up, mopverb
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 upverb
defeat thoroughly
"He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
get through, wrap up, finish off, mop up, polish off, clear up, finish upverb
finish a task completely
"I finally got through this homework assignment"
Wiktionary
mop upverb
To clean up with a mop; especially to clean up a spill or mess.
mop upverb
To fix problems; to correct or repair.
ChatGPT
mop up
Mop up generally refers to the process of finishing off or completing smaller tasks that remain after the main or more critical work has been done. In a military context, it refers to the final actions to clear up an area from the remaining enemy resistance after a significant battle. Metaphorically, it's drawn from the image of mopping up a spill or mess after the initial, larger clean-up has been completed.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mop up in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mop up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of mop up in a Sentence
Cal Fire Captain Lucas Spelman:
Cal Fire is not progressing any longer, which is good, we are in the stage of being able to go in there and mop up.
Translations for mop up
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- faire le ménageFrench
- wycieraćPolish
- limparPortuguese
- вытиратьRussian
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