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MOP UP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A concluding action
Synonyms:
closing; completion; culmination; mop up; windup
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("mop up" is a kind of...):
conclusion; ending; termination (the act of ending something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mop up"):
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)
Derivation:
mop up (finish a task completely)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Finish a task completely
Example:
I finally got through this homework assignment
Synonyms:
clear up; finish off; finish up; get through; mop up; polish off; wrap up
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "mop up" is one way to...):
complete; finish (come or bring to a finish or an end)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mop up"):
cap off (finish or complete, as with some decisive action)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
mop up (a concluding action)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Defeat thoroughly
Example:
He mopped up the floor with his opponents
Synonyms:
mop up; pip; rack up; whip; worst
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "mop up" is one way to...):
beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The fighter managed to mop up his opponent
Sense 3
Meaning:
To wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
Example:
He mopped her forehead with a towel
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "mop up" is one way to...):
absorb; draw; imbibe; soak up; sop up; suck; suck up; take in; take up (take in, also metaphorically)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mop up"):
swab; swob (wash with a swab or a mop)
sponge (soak up with a sponge)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
