mop up

Definition

To clean up (liquid) with a mop, rag, sponge, or other cleaning device.

Etymology

mop + up

Example Sentences

• "Please mop up the spilled milk."
• "And though Fightville, an MMA documentary from the directors of the fine Iraq War doc Gunner Palace, presents it more than fairly, the sight of a makeshift ring getting constructed on a Louisiana rodeo ground does little to shake the label. Nor do the shots of ringside assistants with spray bottles and rags, mopping up the blood between rounds"
• "There's no sense in trying to mop up a free-flowing river."