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ending vs mop up

mop up vs ending

ending and mop up both are nouns.

ending is not a verb while mop up is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ending Yes No No No
mop up Yes No Yes No
As nouns, mop up is a hyponym of ending; that is, mop up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ending:
  • ending: the act of ending something
  • mop up: a concluding action
ending (noun) mop up (noun)
the act of ending something a concluding action
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
the last section of a communication
event whose occurrence ends something
the point in time at which something ends
ending (verb) mop up (verb)
finish a task completely
defeat thoroughly
to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
Difference between ending and mop up

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