mop up

n : a concluding action [syn: {completion}, {culmination}, {closing},

{windup}]

v 1: to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop: Mop the hallway

now! He mopped her forehead with a towel. [syn: {wipe up},

{mop}]

2: colloquial usage; defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor

with his opponents" [syn: {worst}, {pip}, {whip}, {rack up}]

3: finish a task completely; "I finally got through this

homework assignment" [syn: {get through}, {finish off}, {polish

off}, {clear up}, {finish up}]