mopped

Variant of mop

mop definition

mop (mäp)

noun

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

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

transitive verb mopped, mopping mop′·ping

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

Related Forms:

mop Idioms

mop up

  1. Informal
    1. to bring to an end; finish
    2. to defeat completely
  2. Mil. to clear out or round up isolated or scattered remnants of beaten enemy forces from (a town, battle area, etc.)
  3. to finish a task

mop (up) the floor with

Slang to defeat decisively

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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