to mop up

Examples

• All

• Maybe I should mop that up.

  American Pie 2 (2001)

• Time to fix the broken windows and mop up the flooded living rooms.

  Blog text (18)

• We used them to mop up the water.

  Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)

• Yeah, and then somebody mopped it up.

  Gone Girl (2014)

• I mopped up the sauce with a piece of French bread.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Jennie, will you mop up my floor, please?

  The Front Page (1974)

• As we frantically mopped up the mess, I tried to comfort her.

  Fiction book (2001)

• When we finally came back in, we went back to our posts, mopping up the floor and trying to keep the dripping to a minimum.

  Blog text (3)

• Eino quickly mopped up the spilled milk and hurried his younger brother into his overcoat and boots.

  Fiction book (1992)

• After the big spill, we had to mop up the water on the kitchen floor.

Synonyms

W

to wipe

vsto mop up

531 1.0

To clean and dry a surface by rubbing it with a cloth or your hand

focuses more on large wet cleaning using an absorbent implement rather than just rubbing

C

to clean up

vsto mop up

433 1.0

To make a room or area free of dirt and tidy by removing mess

is a specific action within this broader task, focused on liquid removal

M

to mop

vsto mop up

37 1.0

To clean a floor with a long handle and wet cloth

is the same cleaning action especially focused on removing liquid or dirt

W

to wipe away

vsto mop up

28 2.0

To remove something from a surface by moving a cloth over it, like tears or dirt

is broader, covering heavier liquid or dirt removal rather than just marks

W

to wipe off

vsto mop up

20 1.0

Remove dirt or marks from a surface by rubbing with a cloth

is like this but often targets wet spills needing liquid removal

S

to soak up

vsto mop up

13 2.6

To take in liquid completely like a sponge or cloth

is an active removal method using wet cleaning rather than passive absorption

C

to clean the floor

vsto mop up

9 1.0

To remove dirt or spills from the floor using a mop

is similar but emphasises removing liquids as well as general dirt

W

to wipe up

vsto mop up

8 1.8

To clean a surface using a cloth or towel to remove a spill

is similar but usually uses a large absorbent implement rather than a cloth

S

to sponge

vsto mop up

4 2.1

To clean up liquid by using a soft thing that soaks it up

uses a larger wet-cleaning method rather than small absorbent rubbing

S

to sop up

vsto mop up

1 3.3

To absorb liquid using a sponge, cloth, or piece of bread

focuses more on wet cleaning with an implement to clear liquid and dirt

C

to clean (something) off

vsto mop up

1 1.0

To remove dirt or mud from a surface

is narrower, mainly concerned with removing liquids and wet dirt

S

to sponge up

vsto mop up

1 3.7

To take liquid from a surface using something like a cloth

is an active cleaning action that often removes liquid plus dirt, not just absorb

S

to sponge off

vsto mop up

2.6

To rub a surface with a wet sponge to clean it

is similar but typically uses a larger implement to clear liquids from floors

Antonyms

D

to dirty

14 1.0

To make something unclean or covered with dirt

How Clean

to scour

15 4.8

to scrub

55 1.0

to mop up

5 2.6

wipe

18 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology