mop up

• Verbo frasal que significa limpar ou enxugar líquido de uma superfície com um pano ou esfregão; também significa concluir uma tarefa, resolvendo os últimos detalhes ou as partes que sobraram.

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.

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Clean with a mopinformal

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

   Passar o esfregão

   • 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.

   Sinônimosmopswab

2. Finish or completeinformal

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

   Concluir

   • 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.

   Sinônimosclear upcompleteconcludefinishfinish offfinish upwind upwrap up

   Antônimosbegincommenceinitiatestart

3. Eliminate or defeatinformal

   To remove or destroy remaining opponents or obstacles.

   Eliminar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosclean upcrushdispatcheliminateeradicatefinish offovercomesubduesuppresswipe out

Verbo basemop