mop up

1. To clean up (liquid) with a mop, rag, sponge, or other cleaning device.

   Please mop up the spilled milk.

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2. (informal)To fix problems; to correct or repair.

   After they argued, it fell to me to talk to her and try to mop up.

3. (transitive)To absorb the leftovers of a dish with bread etc., 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.

6. To finish something off; to apply a finishing touch

7. To get rid of (enemies) within a certain area.

8. To win a competition decisively.

9. To pitch the final innings especially of a game that is no longer close.

1. I'm going to mop this up.

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2. Let's mop up.

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3. I was mopping up the dining room floor.

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4. Mop up any liquid spills and dry the floor completely.

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5. Thanks for mopping up.

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• mop upTo clean up (liquid) with a mop, rag, sponge, or other cleaning device.
• mop downTo mop (something) thoroughly.