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mop-up Definition

mop·-up (mäpup′)

noun

a clearing out or rounding up of scattered remnants of beaten enemy forces in an area

mop up* Synonyms

mop up*

v.

finish off, dispatch, clean up; see achieve 1, defeat 1, 2, eliminate 1.

mop-up Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

operation: There must have been a need for some mop-up operations.

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