mop up

Noun

• a concluding action

Verb

• finish a task completely
  • I finally got through this homework assignment
    

• defeat thoroughly
  • He mopped up the floor with his opponents
    

• to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
  • Mop the hallway now
    
  • He mopped her forehead with a towel
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  completion , culmination , closing , windup , get through , wrap up , finish off , polish off , clear up , finish up , worst , pip , whip , rack up , wipe up , mop