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mop up vs vanquish

vanquish vs mop up

mop up is a noun but vanquish is not a noun.

mop up and vanquish both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mop up Yes No Yes No
vanquish No No Yes No
As verbs, vanquish is a hypernym of mop up; that is, vanquish is a word with a broader meaning than mop up:
  • mop up: defeat thoroughly
  • vanquish: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Other hypernyms of mop up include beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce.
mop up (noun) vanquish (noun)
a concluding action
mop up (verb) vanquish (verb)
finish a task completely come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
defeat thoroughly
to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
Difference between mop up and vanquish

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