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• mop up — I noun a concluding action • Syn: ↑completion, ↑culmination, ↑closing, ↑windup • Derivationally related forms: ↑wind up (for: ↑windup …   Useful english dictionary

• mop — mop1 [mɔp US ma:p] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from Latin mappa cloth (for cleaning) ] 1.) a thing used for washing floors, consisting of a long stick with threads of thick string or a piece of ↑sponge fastened to one end ▪ a mop and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• mop the floor with somebody — wipe/mop the ˈfloor with sb idiom (informal) to defeat sb completely in an argument or a competition Main entry: ↑flooridiom …   Useful english dictionary

• Earp slop, bring the mop. — tv. Someone has vomited. (Juvenile catchphrase.) □ See what’s in the hall? Earp slop, bring the mop. □ Earp slop, bring the mop. Somebody was sick …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• wipe the floor with somebody — wipe/mop the ˈfloor with sb idiom (informal) to defeat sb completely in an argument or a competition Main entry: ↑flooridiom …   Useful english dictionary

• get through — verb 1. finish a task completely (Freq. 4) I finally got through this homework assignment • Syn: ↑wrap up, ↑finish off, ↑mop up, ↑polish off, ↑clear up, ↑finish up …   Useful english dictionary

• swob — var. of SWAB. * * * I noun cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors • Syn: ↑swab, ↑mop • Derivationally related forms: ↑mop (for: ↑mop), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• wrap up — verb 1. arrange or fold as a cover or protection (Freq. 1) wrap the baby before taking her out Wrap the present • Syn: ↑wrap • Ant: ↑unwrap (for: ↑wrap …   Useful english dictionary

• take in — verb 1. provide with shelter (Freq. 3) • Hypernyms: ↑house, ↑put up, ↑domiciliate • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. fool or hoax (Freq. 2) …   Useful english dictionary

• take up — verb 1. pursue or resume (Freq. 9) take up a matter for consideration • Hypernyms: ↑embark, ↑enter • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. adopt (Freq. 5) …   Useful english dictionary