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English Dictionary: mop up |
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maypop
n 1: of southern United States; having an insipid berry the size
of a hen egg [syn: {maypop}, {Passiflora incarnata}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- mop up
- n
- a concluding action [syn: completion, culmination,
closing, windup, mop up]
- v
- to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway
now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel"
Synonym(s): wipe up, mop up, mop
- defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
Synonym(s): worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up
- finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment"
Synonym(s): get through, wrap up, finish off, mop up, polish off, clear up, finish up
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- move up
- v
- move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She
ascended from a life of poverty to one of great
Synonym(s): ascend, move up, rise
- move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
Synonym(s): rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise Antonym(s): come down, descend, fall, go down
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Maypop \May"pop\, n. [Perh. corrupt. fr. maracock.] (Bot.)
The edible fruit of a passion flower, especially that of the
North American {Passiflora incarnata}, an oval yellowish
berry as large as a small apple.
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