| 单词 | mop something up |
| 释义 | 1 (phrasal verb) Definition to clean with a mop A waiter mopped up the mess as best he could. Synonyms clean up wash He got a job washing dishes in a pizza parlour. sponge Gently sponge your face and body. mop There was a woman mopping the stairs. soak up swab wipe up sop up 2 (phrasal verb) Definition to clear remaining enemy forces after a battle, by killing them or taking them prisoner The infantry divisions mopped up remaining centres of resistance. Synonyms finish off clear account for eliminate round up clean out neutralize pacify Additional synonymsin the sense of mop Definition to clean or soak up with or as if with a mop There was a woman mopping the stairs. Synonyms clean, wash, wipe, sponge, swab, squeegee in the sense of sponge Definition to clean (something) by rubbing it with a wet sponge Gently sponge your face and body. Synonyms swab, wipe, mop, clean, wash, rinse, sluicein the sense of wash Definition to clean (oneself, part of one's body, or a thing) with soap or detergent and water He got a job washing dishes in a pizza parlour. Synonyms clean, scrub, sponge, rinse, scour, cleanseNearby words of |
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