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mop up

Phrasal VerbBriathra Frásacha 1 remove liquid transitiveaistreachsúigh verb cmuglan verb cmu I mopped it up with a tissue ghlan mé le ciarsúr páipéir é he mopped up the floor ghlan sé an t-urlár 2 (v + adv) clean up intransitiveneamhaistreachglan verb cmu 3 sauce, gravy transitiveaistreach I mopped up the gravy with a bit of bread ghlan mé an súlach le giota aráin 4 (v + adv) militarymíleata eradicate remains of opponents intransitiveneamhaistreach the army moved in afterwards to mop up bhog an t-arm isteach ina dhiaidh sin chun a raibh fágtha a ruaigeadh 5 (v + adv) militarymíleata eliminate transitiveaistreachcartáil they were engaged in mopping up bhí siad i mbun oibríochtaí cartála 6 (v + adv) chemistryceimic eradicate transitiveaistreachionsúigh verb cmusúigh isteach cmu 7 (v + adv) sportspórt take advantage transitiveaistreach he mopped up all the loose balls in midfield chruinnigh sé leis na liathróidí scaoilte uilig i lár na páirce→ mop
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