mop-up
1 of 2noun
ˈmäp-ˌəp 
often attributive
: a concluding action or phase
mop up
2 of 2verb
mopped up; mopping up; mops up
transitive verb
1
British : to consume eagerly
2
: to gather as if by absorbing
also : garner
mopped up all the awards
3
: to overcome decisively : trounce
4
: to clear (an area) of remaining pockets of resistance in the wake of a military offensive
intransitive verb
: to complete a project, transaction, or task
Synonyms
Noun
- capper
- close
- closing
- conclusion
- consummation
- end
- endgame
- ending
- finale
- finis
- finish
- grand finale
- homestretch
- windup
- wrap-up
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Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1900, in the meaning defined above
Verb
circa 1811, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
mop-up
noun
as in ending
the last part of a process or action the general announced that the remaining fighting would be only a mop-up to a war that was all but over Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- ending
- end
- finale
- conclusion
- finish
- closing
- windup
- culmination
- endgame
- close
- homestretch
- finis
- capper
- climax
- grand finale
- wrap-up
- consummation
- aftermath
- peak
- capstone
- top
- epilogue
- crescendo
- coup de grace
- high-water mark
- pinnacle
- zenith
- summit
- coda
- coup de grâce
- copestone
- apex
- crown
- postscript
- anticlimax
- tail end
- tag end
- meridian
- tip-top
- epilog
- acme
- shank
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- beginning
- start
- baseline
- opening
- dawn
- introduction
- prelude
- prologue
- day one
- nascency
- nascence
- overture
- preface
- preamble
- foreword
- prolog