mop-up

See also: mop up

English

Etymology

Deverbal from mop up.

Noun

mop-up (plural mop-ups)

1. (informal, often attributive) An instance of mopping up; a cleaning or finishing off.

   Hypernyms: cleanup, clean-up

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

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

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