'mop up' definitions:
Definition of 'mop up'
From: WordNet
noun
verb
To wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel" [syn: wipe up, mop up, mop]
verb
Defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents" [syn: worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up]
verb
Finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment" [syn: get through, wrap up, finish off, mop up, polish off, clear up, finish up]
Synonyms of 'mop up'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- baptize,
- bath,
- bathe,
- beat,
- button up,
- cap,
- carry to completion,
- clean up,
- climax,
- clobber,
- close out,
- close up,
- complete,
- conclude,
- crown,
- culminate,
- douche,
- drub,
- dust,
- end,
- finalize,
- finish,
- finish off,
- finish up,
- flush,
- flush out,
- gargle,
- get done,
- get it over,
- get through,
- get through with,
- holystone,
- irrigate,
- lambaste,
- larrup,
- lather,
- launder,
- lave,
- lick,
- mop,
- overwhelm,
- perfect,
- rinse,
- rinse out,
- ritually immerse,
- round out,
- scour,
- scrub,
- scrub up,
- shampoo,
- shellac,
- shower,
- sluice,
- sluice out,
- soap,
- sponge,
- swab,
- syringe,
- terminate,
- toivel,
- top off,
- top out,
- tub,
- wash,
- wash out,
- wash up,
- wind up,
- wrap up