mop up
/M AA1 P AH1 P/verb
- 1
To clean up (liquid) with a mop, rag, sponge, or other cleaning device.
“Please mop up the spilled milk.”
- 2
To fix problems; to correct or repair.
“After they argued, it fell to me to talk to her and try to mop up.”
- 3
To clear the leftovers of a dish, 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.
“My parents have volunteered to mop up the school hall after the flash flood yesterday.”
- 6
To finish something off; to apply a finishing touch
- 7
To get rid of enemies at a certain area.
- 8
To win a competition decisively.
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