mop up

/mɑp əp/

Other forms: mopping up; mopped up; mops up

Definitions of mop up

1. verb

   to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
   synonyms: mop, wipe up

   types:

   swab, swob

   wash with a swab or a mop

   sponge

   soak up with a sponge

   type of:

   absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up

   take in a liquid
2. verb

   defeat thoroughly
   “He mopped up the floor with his opponents”

   synonyms: pip, rack up, whip, worst

   type of:

   beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish

   come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
3. verb

   finish a task completely
   synonyms: clear up, finish off, finish up, get through, polish off, wrap up

   types:

   cap off

   finish or complete, as with some decisive action

   type of:

   complete, finish

   come or bring to a finish or an end
4. noun

   a concluding action
   synonyms: closing, completion, culmination, windup

   types:

   consummation

   the act of bringing to completion or fruition

   consummation

   the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse

   finish, finishing

   the act of finishing

   finalisation, finalization

   the act of finalizing

   follow-through

   carrying some project or intention to full completion

   follow-through

   the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion

   graduation

   the successful completion of a program of study

   fruition, realisation, realization

   something that is made real or concrete

   fulfillment, fulfilment

   the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc)

   close, closing curtain, finale, finis

   the concluding part of any performance

   type of:

   conclusion, ending, termination

   the act of ending something