mop-up
Handle remaining details
Mop-up is the final stage of cleaning up after the main work is done.
Military mop-up operations eliminate remaining enemy forces after a battle is won.
More generally, mop-up refers to handling loose ends or residual tasks: The investigation is in its mop-up phase.
As a verb, mop up means to finish off or absorb what remains.
Process of working
- remnantsWhat stays after most goes
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- sweepBrush clean with broom
clearing · securing · stragglers · pockets · consolidation · pacification · aftermath · territory
Accidental liquid release
- bucketOpen-top carrying vessel
- wringTwist to expel moisture
- soakSaturate with liquid
- floorIndoor walking surface
liquid · absorb · towel · sponge · puddle · mess · wipe · squeegee
Still present after removal
- finalLast and decisive
- finishingBringing to completion
- detailsSpecific pieces of information
- residualWhat remains afterward
outstanding · concluding · last · tasks · stragglers · aftermath · closure · tidying
operation
Process of working
- remnantsWhat stays after most goes
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- patrolRegular surveillance route
sweep · clearing · securing · stragglers · pockets · consolidation · pacification · aftermath · territory · engagement
spill
Accidental liquid release
floor · liquid · absorb · towel · sponge · puddle · mess · wipe · squeegee · damp
remaining
Still present after removal
residual · outstanding · concluding · last · tasks · stragglers · aftermath · closure · tidying · leftover
- fire safetyfire alarms, fire drill, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, fire drills
- Endgamecheckmate, winning position, finishing blow, final stage, stalemate
- military tacticstactics, flanking, maneuver, ambush, battle formations
- fire sciencefire behavior, fire spread, ignition, combustion, flames
- prescribed burnsprescribed burn, prescribed fire, controlled burn, backburn, backburning
mop-upspearhead
Lead an effort
first strike · first wave · breakthrough · frontal assault · invasion
mop-upinitiation
Formal admission ceremony
commencement · kickoff · launch · startup · groundwork