mop up

Meaning

1. To clean up (liquid) with a mop, rag, sponge, or other cleaning device.
2. (informal) To fix problems; to correct or repair.
3. (transitive) To absorb the leftovers of a dish with bread etc., in order to eat them.
4. To consume or get rid of an excess of something.
5. To clean up an area destroyed by a natural disaster or by violent activity.
6. To finish something off; to apply a finishing touch
7. To get rid of (enemies) within a certain area.
8. To win a competition decisively.
9. To pitch the final innings especially of a game that is no longer close.

Synonyms

finish off

finish up

clean up

wipe up

clear up

mop

polish off

soak up

sop up

end off

pip

rack up

culmination

raid

closing

completion

get through

whip

windup

worst

wrap up

wipe with

cessation

closure

conclusion

dispatch

dry up

eliminate

liquidate

rout

scrub

see through

sponge

🧽

swab

sweep up

swob

take up

termination

absorb

Translations

asciugare

assorbire

culminació

arrasar

acabament

conclusió

espinyolar

finalització

rematar

fer pols

aufwischen

συμπλήρωση

σφουγγαρίζω

αποτελείωμα

eixugar

Etymology

mop + up