mop up

• Фразовый глагол, означающий убирать жидкость с поверхности с помощью швабры или тряпки, или завершать задачу, особенно разбираясь с последними деталями или оставшимися частями.

A phrasal verb meaning to clean a liquid from a surface using a mop or cloth, or to complete a task, especially by dealing with final details or remaining parts.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

1. Clean with a mopinformal

   To clean a floor or surface using a mop and water.

   Вытирать шваброй

   • She mopped up the spilled juice from the kitchen floor.
   • He had to mop up the water after the pipe burst.
   • The janitor mopped up the hallway every evening.

   Synonymsmopswab

2. Finish or completeinformal

   To complete the final part of a task or deal with remaining details.

   Завершить

   • We need to mop up the last few items on the agenda.
   • The team mopped up the remaining work before the deadline.
   • He spent the afternoon mopping up the paperwork.

   Synonymsclear upcompleteconcludefinishfinish offfinish upwind upwrap up

   Antonymsbegincommenceinitiatestart

3. Eliminate or defeatinformal

   To remove or destroy remaining opponents or obstacles.

   Ликвидировать

   • The soldiers mopped up the last pockets of resistance.
   • The police mopped up the remaining gang members.
   • The company mopped up its competitors in the market.

   Synonymsclean upcrushdispatcheliminateeradicatefinish offovercomesubduesuppresswipe out

Base verbmop