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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}]

English Dictionary: mop up by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mop up
n
  1. a concluding action [syn: completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up]
v
  1. 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
  2. defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
    Synonym(s): worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up
  3. 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
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
move up
v
  1. 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
  2. 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
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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