- mopping-up, mop-up
- ликвидация оставшихся очагов пожара (заключительная стадия работ по тушению пожара)
Англо-русский пожарно-технический словарь. 2014.
mopping-up, mop-up
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mop up — I noun a concluding action • Syn: ↑completion, ↑culmination, ↑closing, ↑windup • Derivationally related forms: ↑wind up (for: ↑windup … Useful english dictionary
Mopping — Mop Mop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mopped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mopping}.] To rub or wipe with a mop, or as with a mop; as, to mop a floor; to mop one s face with a handkerchief. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mop — mop1 [mäp] n. [Early ModE mappe, naut. term < ? Walloon mappe < L mappa, napkin: see MAP] 1. a bundle of loose rags or yarns, a sponge, etc. fastened to the end of a stick, as for washing or wiping floors 2. anything suggestive of this, as… … English World dictionary
mop up (something) — 1. to complete something. The fire wasn t completely out, and we should have stayed and mopped it up. 2. to remove what has been damaged by a storm or other violent event. California has just started to mop up after two storms blasted the state.… … New idioms dictionary
Mop — Mop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mopped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mopping}.] To rub or wipe with a mop, or as with a mop; as, to mop a floor; to mop one s face with a handkerchief. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mopping-up — /mop ing up /, adj. 1. serving to complete or put the finishing touches to a phase of a particular action. 2. serving to complete a military campaign by killing or capturing any remaining enemy troops: a mopping up operation. [1905 10; mop up +… … Universalium
mopping-up — /mop ing up /, adj. 1. serving to complete or put the finishing touches to a phase of a particular action. 2. serving to complete a military campaign by killing or capturing any remaining enemy troops: a mopping up operation. [1905 10; mop up +… … Useful english dictionary
mop-up — /mop up /, n. the act, process, or an instance of mopping up; completion of an operation or action. [1895 1900; n. use of v. phrase mop up] * * * … Universalium
mop — ► NOUN 1) a bundle of thick loose strings or a sponge attached to a handle, used for wiping floors. 2) a thick mass of disordered hair. ► VERB (mopped, mopping) 1) clean or soak up by wiping. 2) (mop up) clear up or put an end … English terms dictionary
mop-up — mop′ up n. the act or process of mopping up; completion of an operation or action • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
mopping, mopped — verb (T) 1 (I, T) to wash a floor with a wet mop 2 (T) to dry your face by rubbing it with a cloth or something soft: It was so hot he had to keep stopping to mop his face. | mop your brow (=remove sweat 2 (1) from your forehead) 3 (I, T) to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
