1 remove liquid TRANSITIVEsúigh verb c m uglan verb c m uI mopped it up with a tissueghlan mé le ciarsúr páipéir éhe mopped up the floorghlan sé an t-urlár2 (v + adv) clean up INTRANSITIVEglan verb c m u3 sauce, gravy TRANSITIVEI mopped up the gravy with a bit of breadghlan mé an súlach le giota aráin4 (v + adv) MIL eradicate remains of opponents INTRANSITIVEthe army moved in afterwards to mop upbhog an t-arm isteach ina dhiaidh sin chun a raibh fágtha a ruaigeadh5 (v + adv) MIL eliminate TRANSITIVEcartáilthey were engaged in mopping upbhí siad i mbun oibríochtaí cartála6 (v + adv) CHEM eradicate TRANSITIVEionsúigh verb c m usúigh isteach c m u7 (v + adv) SPOR take advantage TRANSITIVEhe mopped up all the loose balls in midfieldchruinnigh sé leis na liathróidí scaoilte uilig i lár na páirce → see mop
