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Mop up

To clean up (liquid) with a mop, rag, sponge, or other cleaning device.

📖 Definitions of "Mop up"

verb
  1. 1

    To clean up (liquid) with a mop, rag, sponge, or other cleaning device.

    "Please mop up the spilled milk."

  2. 2

    To fix problems; to correct or repair.

    "After they argued, it fell to me to talk to her and try to mop up."

  3. 3

    To clear the leftovers of a dish, in order to eat them.

  4. 4

    To consume or get rid of an excess of something.

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