What is "mopped up"

Usage examples of "mopped up".

As he mopped up, the Tycoon told of the evening of the day that had decided the contest for Senate between him and Douglas.

Either the remnants of Major Helder's motorised column south of Lillehammer had been mopped up or the Germans had taken the town and released the traffic.

She found a rag in the kitchen, mopped up the carpet, and poured Jake another drink.

She was drooping with fatigue, but she mopped up the water and put down towels to catch any additional leaks.

The attempted ambush in the Dales had fallen apart so fast the Royalists might have mopped up everything but scattered bands.

You forget how the Chinese got mopped up by the Japs, left, right, and centre.

She'd meant to tell him she was used to seeing blood, that she was a healer and had probably mopped up enough blood to turn a river red, but it was simply too much trouble to try to explain anything.

She mopped up the mess, burned the tips of two fingers, then ate the soup standing up in the kitchen while she lectured herself.

Jade mopped up the tears and spoke her mind, which dwelled on the coming baby.

He said some of the people in the tribes had seen the flashes of the battle and when they heard the last Psychlos were mopped up they had named the day the Tyler Battle day.

He said some of the people in the tribes had seen the flashes of the battle and when they heard the last Psychlos were mopped up they had named the day the Tyler Battleday.

With his sleeve Ramses mopped up the puddle of spilled beer before it could stain the page on which he had spent the greater part of the day.

And the Company stepped in and mopped up so the mortals would never find out about her.