mopping-up

mop·ping-up

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mop uhp]
- /mɒp ʌp/
- /ˈmɒp.ɪŋ ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mop uhp]
- /mɒp ʌp/

Definitions of mopping-up word

adjective mopping-up serving to complete or put the finishing touches to a phase of a particular action. 1
adjective mopping-up serving to complete a military campaign by killing or capturing any remaining enemy troops: a mopping-up operation. 1

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Origin of mopping-up

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

1905-10; mop up + -ing1, used attributively

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Parts of speech for Mopping-up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mopping-up

mopping-up popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.