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Mop Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Mop? [n] cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors [v] make a sad face; "mop and mow" [v] to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Mop: mop up \| mow \| pout \| swab \| swob \| wipe up Related Terms \| Find terms related to Mop: baptize \| bath \| bathe \| crop \| douche \| fleece \| flush \| flush out \| gargle \| grimace \| head \| head of hair \| holystone \| irrigate \| lather \| launder \| lave \| locks \| make a face \| make a mouth \| mane \| mat \| mop and mow \| mop up \| mouth \| mow \| mug \| pout \| pull a face \| rinse \| rinse out \| ritually immerse \| scour \| scrub \| scrub up \| shag \| shampoo \| shock \| shower \| sluice \| sluice out \| soap \| sponge \| swab \| syringe \| thatch \| toivel \| tresses \| tub \| wash \| wash out \| wash up See Also \| absorb \| cleaning implement \| draw \| dry mop \| dust mop \| dustmop \| grimace \| imbibe \| make a face \| mop handle \| pull a face \| soak up \| sop \| sop up \| sponge \| sponge mop \| suck \| suck up \| swab \| swob \| take in \| take up Mop In Webster's Dictionary \Mop\, n. [See {Mope}.] A made-up face; a grimace. ``What mops and mowes it makes!'' --Beau. & Fl. \Mop\, v. i. To make a wry mouth. [Obs.] --Shak. \Mop\, n. [CF. W. mop, mopa, Ir. moipal, Gael. moibeal, moibean; or OF. mappe a napkin (see {Map}, {Napkin}).] 1. An implement for washing floors, or the like, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle. 2. A fair where servants are hired. [Prov. Eng.] 3. The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. {Mop head}. (a) The end of a mop, to which the thrums or rags are fastened. (b) A clamp for holding the thrums or rags of a mop. [U.S.] \Mop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mopped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mopping}.] To rub or wipe with a mop, or as with a mop; as, to mop a floor; to mop one's face with a handkerchief.

Mop Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Mop?

[n] cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
[v] make a sad face; "mop and mow"
[v] to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel"

Mop In Webster's Dictionary

\Mop\, n. [See {Mope}.]
A made-up face; a grimace. ``What mops and mowes it makes!''
--Beau. & Fl.


\Mop\, v. i.
To make a wry mouth. [Obs.] --Shak.


\Mop\, n. [CF. W. mop, mopa, Ir. moipal, Gael. moibeal,
moibean; or OF. mappe a napkin (see {Map}, {Napkin}).]
1. An implement for washing floors, or the like, made of a
   piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn,
   fastened to a handle.

2. A fair where servants are hired. [Prov. Eng.]

3. The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet.
   [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

{Mop head}.
   (a) The end of a mop, to which the thrums or rags are
       fastened.
   (b) A clamp for holding the thrums or rags of a mop.
       [U.S.]


\Mop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mopped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Mopping}.]
To rub or wipe with a mop, or as with a mop; as, to mop a
floor; to mop one's face with a handkerchief.

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