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mop-up

[mop-uhp]
–noun
the act, process, or an instance of mopping up; completion of an operation or action.

Origin:
1895–1900; n. use of v. phrase mop up
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mop-up   (mŏp'ŭp')
n.  The act or an instance of mopping up; a concluding operation.
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