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mopping-up: Meaning and Definition of
mop•ping-up
Pronunciation: (mop'ing-up'), [key]
— adj.
- serving to complete or put the finishing touches to a phase of a particular action.
- serving to complete a military campaign by killing or capturing any remaining enemy troops: a mopping-up operation.
See also:
- mopping-up (Thesaurus)
