mop-up

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Deverbal from mop up.

Noun[edit]

mop-up (plural mop-ups)

  1. (informal, often attributive) An instance of mopping up; a cleaning or finishing off.
    Hypernyms: cleanup, clean-up
    We need a mop-up on aisle 3. [store intercom announcement]
    Another armored division was called in for the mop-up operation.
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