mop-up

noun 2

Collocations

VERB + MOP-UP

need

MOP-UP + NOUN

aisle, operation

PREP.

in, on

noun

An instance of mopping up; a cleaning or finishing off.

We need a mop-up on aisle 3. [store intercom announcement]

Another armored division was called in for the mop-up operation.

The cleanup of an area by removing burning material, felling dead trees, securing logs from moving, etc.

We need a mop-up on aisle 3. [store intercom announcement]

Wiktionary

Another armored division was called in for the mop-up operation.

Wiktionary

i Register

In some senses, mop-up is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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