mop up
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(verb) to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop: Mop the hallway now! He mopped her forehead with a towel. |
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Synonyms: mop, wipe up |
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Related Words: absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, sponge, suck, suck up, take in, take up |
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(verb) finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment" |
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Synonyms: clear up, finish off, finish up, get through, polish off |
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Related Words: cap off, complete, finish, top off |
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(verb) colloquial usage; defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents" |
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Synonyms: pip, rack up, whip, worst |
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Related Words: beat, beat out, crush, trounce, vanquish |
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(noun) a concluding action |
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Synonyms: closing, completion, culmination, windup |
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Related Words: conclusion, ending, finalisation, finalization, finish, finishing, follow-through, graduation, termination |
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