Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - mop up
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Mop up
mop up
1. If you mop up a liquid, you clean it with a cloth so that the liquid is absorbed. A waiter mopped up the mess as best he could... When the washing machine spurts out water at least we can mop it up... Michael mopped up quickly with his napkin. PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P, V P 2. If you mop up something that you think is undesirable or dangerous, you remove it or deal with it so that it is no longer a problem. The infantry divisions mopped up remaining centres of resistance... PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron)
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1.
verb Date: circa 1811 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 ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
Англо-русский словарь идиом
4.
1. разг. жадно есть, пить; поглощать to mop up the beer —- жадно пить пиво the profits were quickly mopped up —- прибыль быстро растратили, вся прибыль быстро испарилась 2. разг. разделываться; приканчивать; убивать to mop up arrears of work —- разделаться с недоделанной работой 3. воен. очистить (от противника); прочесать (район) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
5.
{v. phr.} To disperse or liquidate isolated groups or detachments of opposing forces. * /Our forces won the basic battle but there still remain pockets of resistance they must mop up./ ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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