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Mopping — Mop Mop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mopped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mopping}.] To rub or wipe with a mop, or as with a mop; as, to mop a floor; to mop one s face with a handkerchief. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mopping-up — /mop ing up /, adj. 1. serving to complete or put the finishing touches to a phase of a particular action. 2. serving to complete a military campaign by killing or capturing any remaining enemy troops: a mopping up operation. [1905 10; mop up +… … Universalium
mopping up — valymas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Aktyvių priešo pajėgų likučių likvidavimas apsuptame arba izoliuotame rajone, per kurį perėjo kiti daliniai, iki galo nepanaikinę pasipriešinimo. atitikmenys: angl. mopping up pranc. nettoyage … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
mopping — noun cleaning with a mop he gave it a good mopping • Syn: ↑swabbing • Derivationally related forms: ↑mop, ↑swab (for: ↑swabbing) • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
mopping-up — /mop ing up /, adj. 1. serving to complete or put the finishing touches to a phase of a particular action. 2. serving to complete a military campaign by killing or capturing any remaining enemy troops: a mopping up operation. [1905 10; mop up +… … Useful english dictionary
mopping, mopped — verb (T) 1 (I, T) to wash a floor with a wet mop 2 (T) to dry your face by rubbing it with a cloth or something soft: It was so hot he had to keep stopping to mop his face. | mop your brow (=remove sweat 2 (1) from your forehead) 3 (I, T) to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mopping-up operation — n. a clean up operation; the final stages in a project where the loose ends are taken care of. □ It’s all over except a small mopping up operation. □ The mopping up operation should cost just under twenty million … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
mopping up — The liquidation of remnants of enemy resistance in an area that has been surrounded or isolated, or through which other units have passed without eliminating all active resistance … Military dictionary
mopping — n. scrubbing, cleaning, wiping, washing mÉ‘ /mÉ’p n. rag or sponge attached to the end of a stick for cleaning the floor; rag; lock of messy hair v. clean with a mop; wipe one s face of excessive sweat; clean up a mess … English contemporary dictionary
mopping-up — mop·ping up || mÉ‘pɪŋ‚ʌp / mÉ’p cleaning up, clearing, liquidating … English contemporary dictionary
