English Explanatory Dictionary

mop-up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An instance of mopping up; a cleaning or finishing off.
  2. The cleanup of an area by removing burning material, felling dead trees, securing logs from moving, etc.

Word forms

mop-up mop-ups

Etymology

Deverbal from mop up.

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