vanquish vs mop up

mop up vs vanquish

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

vanquish and mop up both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of vanquish 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.

vanquish (noun)	mop up (noun)
	a concluding action

vanquish (verb)	mop up (verb)
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	finish a task completely
	defeat thoroughly
	to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop

Difference between vanquish and mop up

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