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To mop is to clean or wipe up with a cleaning tool.

(verb)

An example of mop is to use a paper towel to wipe up a spill.

The definition of a mop is a stick with fabric strips or rope at the end that is used to clean floors, or anything that resembles that cleaning tool.

(noun)

An example of a mop is a rope cleaning tool used to clean the kitchen floor.
An example of a mop is a shaggy hairstyle.

See mop in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a bundle of loose rags or yarns, a sponge, etc. fastened to the end of a stick, as for washing or wiping floors
anything suggestive of this, as a thick head of hair

Origin: Early ModE mappe, naut. term < ? Walloon mappe < L mappa, napkin: see map

transitive verb mopped, mopping

to wash, rub, wipe, or remove with or as with a mop: often with up

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mopper noun

noun, intransitive verb mopped, mopping

Archaic grimace

Origin: < or akin to MDu moppen, MHG muffen, to grimace: for base see mope

See mop in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A household implement made of absorbent material attached to a typically long handle and used for washing, dusting, or drying floors.
A loosely tangled bunch or mass: a mop of unruly hair.

verb mopped mopped, mop·ping, mops

verb, transitive

To wash or wipe with or as if with a mop: mopped the hallway; mopping the spilled water; mopped her forehead with a towel.

verb, intransitive

To use a mop to wash or dry surfaces: mopped along the baseboards.

Phrasal Verb: mop up To clear (an area) of remaining enemy troops after a victory. Informal To perform the minor tasks that conclude a project or an activity.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English mappe

Origin: , perhaps from Old French dialectal, napkin

Origin: , from Latin mappa, towel, cloth; see map

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