mopping-up
[ mop-ing-uhp ]
/ ˈmɒp ɪŋˈʌp /
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adjective
serving to complete or put the finishing touches to a phase of a particular action.
serving to complete a military campaign by killing or capturing any remaining enemy troops: a mopping-up operation.
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Origin of mopping-up
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Examples from the Web for mopping-up
These were handled by the mopping-up troops, who threw hand-grenades.
Our Army at the Front|Heywood BrounVery good work was also done by the mopping-up platoon of D Company, under Sergt.
The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919|Captain W. C. C. WeetmanThe fifth wave is a mopping-up party to clear the enemy's dugouts.
Military Instructors Manual|James P. Cole and Oliver Schoonmaker