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PRONUNCIATION OF MOP-UP

mop-up  [ˈmɒpˌʌp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOP-UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mop-Up is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MOP-UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mop-up in the English dictionary

The definition of mop-up in the dictionary is an operation to tidy up after a flood, fire, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOP-UP


blow-up
ˈbləʊˌʌp
break-up
ˈbreɪkˌʌp
checkup
ˈtʃɛkˌʌp
cleanup
ˈkliːnˌʌp
close-up
ˈkləʊsˌʌp
dial-up
ˈdaɪəlˌʌp
follow-up
ˈfɒləʊˌʌp
linkup
ˈlɪŋkˌʌp
look-up
ˈlʊkˌʌp
pull-up
ˈpʊlˌʌp
put-you-up
ˈpʊtjuːˌʌp
shapeup
ˈʃeɪpˌʌp
slip-up
ˈslɪpˌʌp
speed-up
ˈspiːdˌʌp
steep-up
ˈstiːpˌʌp
step-up
ˈstɛpˌʌp
take-up
ˈteɪkˌʌp
tune-up
ˈtjuːnˌʌp
warm-up
ˈwɔːmˌʌp
wind-up
ˈwaɪndˌʌp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOP-UP

mop
mop up
mopane
mopani
mopani worm
mopboard
mope
moped
moper
mopery
mopes
mopey
mophead
mopiness
mopingly
mopish
mopishness
mopoke
mopped
mopper

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOP-UP

flip-up
get-up
hold-up
hook-up
Johnny-jump-up
jump-up
made-up
make-up
pick-up
pin-up
pop-up
set-up
setting-up
slap-up
stand-up
start-up
tip-up
top-up
wake-up
wrap-up

Synonyms and antonyms of mop-up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mop-up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOP-UP

Find out the translation of mop-up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mop-up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mop-up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

扫尾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

barrido
570 millions of speakers

English

mop-up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एमओपी अप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاجتثاث
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зачистки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mop -up
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঝাড়ু-আপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ratissage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

menyerap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mop -up
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

掃討
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

걸레 업
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mop-up
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

càn quét
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துடைக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एमओपी-अप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

paspas-up
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mop - up
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mop -up
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зачистки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mop - up
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκκαθαριστικές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opruimingswerk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mop - up
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mopp -up
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mop-up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOP-UP»

The term «mop-up» is regularly used and occupies the 92.229 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOP-UP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mop-up» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mop-up» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mop-up

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOP-UP»

Discover the use of mop-up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mop-up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Wildland Fire Management Handbook for Sub-Sahara Africa
13.10 MOP-UP AND DEBRIEFING 13.10.1 Mop-up After the fire has been contained, many tasks still have to be done to make the fireline safe and put the fire out completely. The objective of mop-up is to put out all remaining embers or sparks ...
Johann Georg Goldammer, Cornelis De Ronde, 2004
2
Mop Men: Inside the World of Crime Scene Cleaners
Alan Emmins offers a glimpse at this little-known aspect of America’s most gruesome deaths.
Alan Emmins, 2009
3
Coaching Pitchers
Pitching-Staff Composition A pitching staff is made up of starting pitchers, long- relievers, middle-relievers, mop-up pitchers, and short-relievers. All have different roles to play, and all have great impact on a season. Starting pitchers.
Joe McFarland, 2003
4
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
The season length and the size of the cumulative trip limits will vary depending on the amount of sablefish available for the regular and mop-up fisheries and the projected harvest for the fishery. The season will be set to be as long as possible,  ...
‎1996
5
Conducting Prescribed Fires: A Comprehensive Manual
ChaPter. 15. Postburn. Mop-up. Every thing that may abide thefire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not thefire ye shall make go through ...
John Robert Weir, 2009
6
Organizing for Fire and Rescue Services
Effective suppression of small fires involves the following steps: first attack, line location, line construction, burning out, mop-up, patrol, and declaring the fire out. Suppression strategies range from prompt control at the smallest acreage ...
Arthur E. Cote, 2003
7
The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
221, 1966 mop up verb 1 tO Win UK, 1861 • Support band the Stereo MCs were mopping up every night and they were nicking the [Happy] Mondays' crown from right under their noses. — John Robb, The Nineties, p 66. 1999 2 to consume ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
8
Wildland Fire Fighter I and II
Which of the steps listed below is not part of systematic mop up? A. Work inward from the control line. B. Examine the entire assigned area. C. Scatter fuels to remove heat. D. Start with the coolest area and progress outward to the hottest. 64.
Ben A. Hirst, 2005
9
Research Note Pacific Southwest
... (1) — — 1235 (2) — — lvalues in parentheses are fires sampled. MOPUP COST ESTIMATES Average mop up costs in dollars per acre for seven of the nine National Forests within Climate Zone 9 responding to the survey varied ( table 2).
‎1983
10
The Two-word Verb: A Dictionary of the Verb-preposition ...
mop up 1. T (1,4,8) Mother always has to mop up (the bathroom, the water on the bathroom floor, the floor) after the children take a shower. [Clean, remove the water from the floor.] 2. T (1 ,4,8) Military. As our troops pursued the enemy forces  ...
George A. Meyer, 1975

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOP-UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mop-up is used in the context of the following news items.
1
SEBI to barred cos: resolve issues before funds mop-up
Companies whose shares are suspended for trading on stock exchanges have been forbidden to raise further capital till clearance of de-listing ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
2
Bear Creek fire 75 per cent contained; mop-up work underway
Firefighting efforts in Bear Creek provincial park are in the mop-up stage with the blaze now deemed to be 75 per cent contained. The fire did ... «The Daily Courier, Jul 15»
3
Police mop-up operation as Tynemouth towel thief pulls off seaside …
Police mop-up operation as Tynemouth towel thief pulls off seaside heist. Police have been mocked on social media after putting out an appeal ... «BT.com, Jul 15»
4
Firefighters Mop Up 241 Fire In Orange County
About 60 firefighters were deployed Wednesday, mostly for “mop-up” duty, Concialdi said. At the height of the fire, as many as 350 firefighters ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
5
Iraqi forces kill over 200 ISIL militants in mop-up operations
Baghdad : Iraqi government forces backed by allied fighters from Popular Mobilization units have carried out separate operations against Takfiri ... «Kasmir Monitor, Jul 15»
6
Mop-up continues on Mount Adams fires
TROUT LAKE — Mop up continues on the Horseshoe Fire on the west slope of Mount Adams, one of four fires that make up the Mount Adams ... «The Columbian, Jul 15»
7
Rising tax mop-up, reforms may lead to higher GDP: Arun Jaitley
Jaitley said a large chunk of investment needs to be channelised into rural infrastructure development, with special emphasis on irrigation. «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
8
Funds mop-up preferential route tumbles 48% in May: Sebi
After touching 3-year high of Rs 10,485 crore in April, funds garnered by companies through preferential allotments fell to 5,407 crore in May, ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
9
Baiji mop-up operation goes on
Baiji mop-up operation goes on. Home · Featured · Reports. Tue Jul 7, 2015 9:33PM. Altaf Ahmad. Press TV, Baiji. The Iraqi army and volunteer fighters are ... «Press TV, Jul 15»
10
IL&FS eyes $2-bn debt mop-up from overseas markets this fiscal
Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) Group has chalked out plans to raise debt monies worth $2 billion from the overseas ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mop-Up [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mop-up-1>. Apr 2024 ».
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