"mop-up" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mop-ups [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from mop up. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|mop up}} Deverbal from mop up Head templates: {{en-noun}} mop-up (plural mop-ups)
  1. (informal, often attributive) An instance of mopping up; a cleaning or finishing off. Tags: attributive, informal, often

Inflected forms

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            "Entry maintenance"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We need a mop-up on aisle 3. [store intercom announcement]",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Another armored division was called in for the mop-up operation.",
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        "An instance of mopping up; a cleaning or finishing off."
      ],
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        "(informal, often attributive) An instance of mopping up; a cleaning or finishing off."
      ],
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        {
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        },
        {
          "text": "Another armored division was called in for the mop-up operation.",
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        }
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        "An instance of mopping up; a cleaning or finishing off."
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