Definitions

mop up

[mop-uhp] / ˈmɒpˌʌp /

VERB

consummate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

polish off terminate

STRONG

accomplish can clinch close compass complete conclude crown effectuate end halt perfect perform sign wrap

WEAK

button down call a day carry out clean up come come through drop curtain fold up get it together go the distance knock off put away put finishing touch on put lid on put to bed sew up take care of top it off ultimate wind up wrap up

Antonyms

STRONG

begin commence continue fail give up not finish start stop

WEAK

neglect

VERB

finish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplish achieve clinch close complete conclude do end make play out settle stop wind up wrap up

STRONG

cease crown culminate determine discharge effect execute finalize fold fulfill halt perfect scratch scrub shutter terminate ultimate wrap

WEAK

bag it break up bring to a close carry through come deal with get out of the way hang it up have done with make short work of put finishing touches on round off round up sew up shut down top off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin commence continue give up introduce neglect not finish start

STRONG

disregard forget ignore initiate leave schedule set up

VERB

whip

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beat blast overpower rout thrash trounce

STRONG

best clobber conquer drub hammer kill lambaste lick outdo overcome overrun overwhelm steamroller subdue trim vanquish wallop wax whomp worst

WEAK

put away run circles around take apart top

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lose surrender

STRONG

fail give up retreat yield

NOUN

consummation

Synonyms

STRONG

cleanup completion culmination end payoff perfection realization wrap

WEAK

doing it to a T mop-up to a finish wind-up wrap up

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning commencement imperfection opening start

WEAK

failure unfulfillment

Example Sentences

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Now, the roughly half a million barrels a day of Venezuelan crude that China used to mop up will likely be diverted to U.S. refineries along the Gulf Coast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

Kuroda didn’t, leaving Ueda to mop up his mess.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

The day of a 2.3- acre brush fire near Janss Road in Thousand Oaks last month, a drone team flew the blaze’s footprint and identified hot spots to help firefighters mop up.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

When Starc returned to mop up the lower-order, Jamie Smith and Wood were bounced out either side of Atkinson tamely poking an edge.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

“Yeah, it’s great,” said Ron glumly, who was attempting to mop up the sodden mass of ink that had recently been an almost completed essay.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

mop up

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