mop up

• Verbe à particule signifiant nettoyer un liquide d'une surface avec une serpillière ou un chiffon, ou terminer une tâche, en particulier en réglant les derniers détails ou les parties restantes.

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.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Clean with a mopinformal

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

   Nettoyer avec une serpillière

   • 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.

   Synonymesmopswab

2. Finish or completeinformal

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

   terminer, finir

   • 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.

   Synonymesclear upcompleteconcludefinishfinish offfinish upwind upwrap up

   Antonymesbegincommenceinitiatestart

3. Eliminate or defeatinformal

   To remove or destroy remaining opponents or obstacles.

   Éliminer ou vaincre

   • 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.

   Synonymesclean upcrushdispatcheliminateeradicatefinish offovercomesubduesuppresswipe out

Verbe de basemop