crush vs mop up

mop up vs crush

crush and mop up both are nouns.

crush and mop up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crush	Yes	No	Yes	No
mop up	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, mop up is a hyponym of crush; that is, mop up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crush:

crush: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
mop up: defeat thoroughly

Other hyponyms of crush include outpoint, outscore, walk over, eliminate, pip, rack up, whip, worst, whomp, get the best, have the best, overcome, rout, spread-eagle, spreadeagle, get the jump, cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, screw, shaft, exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass, get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount, best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump, outfight, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, checkmate, mate, immobilise, immobilize, outplay, bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash.

crush (noun)	mop up (noun)
the act of crushing	a concluding action
temporary love of an adolescent
a dense crowd of people
leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated

crush (verb)	mop up (verb)
break into small pieces	finish a task completely
become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure	defeat thoroughly
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
make ineffective
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
crush or bruise
humiliate or depress completely
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

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