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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a concluding action;
[syn: completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up]


VERB (3)

1. to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop;
- Example: "Mop the hallway now"
- Example: "He mopped her forehead with a towel"
[syn: wipe up, mop up, mop]

2. defeat thoroughly;
- Example: "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
[syn: worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up]

3. finish a task completely;
- Example: "I finally got through this homework assignment"
[syn: get through, wrap up, finish off, mop up, polish off, clear up, finish up]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

mop up
    n 1: a concluding action [syn: completion, culmination,
         closing, windup, mop up]
    v 1: 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]
    2: defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his
       opponents" [syn: worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up]
    3: 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]