Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mop-up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
mop-up
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Deverbal from mop up.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mop-ups (plural)

Questions

What does mop-up mean?
An instance of mopping up; a cleaning or finishing off.
Where does mop-up come from?
Deverbal from mop up.

How to pronounce mop-up

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