What does mop mean?
Definitions for mop
mɒpmop
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word mop.
Princeton's WordNet
swab, swob, mopverb
cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
wipe up, mop up, mopverb
to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
"Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel"
pout, mop, mowverb
make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip
"mop and mow"; "The girl pouted"
Wiktionary
mopnoun
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.
mopnoun
A dense head of hair.
He ran a comb through his mop and hurried out the door.
mopnoun
A fair where servants are hired.
mopnoun
The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet.
mopnoun
A made-up face; a grimace.
What mops and mowes it makes! --Francis Beaumont & John Fletcher
mopverb
To rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop, or as if with a mop.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Mopnoun
Etymology: moppa, Welsh; mappa, Latin.
Such is that sprinkling which some careless quean
Flirts on you from her mop, but not so clean.
You fly, invoke the gods; then turning, stop
To rail; she singing still whirls on her mop. Jonathan Swift.Each one, tripping on his toe,
Will be here with mop and mow. William Shakespeare, Tempest.To Mopverb
To rub with a mop.
Etymology: from the noun.
To Mopverb
To make wry mouths in contempt.
Etymology: from mock.
Five fiends have been in poor Tom at once; of lust, as Obidicut; Hobbididen, prince of dumbness; Mahu, of stealing; Mohu, of murder; and Flibbertigibbet, of mopping and mowing, who since possesses chamber-maids. William Shakespeare.
An ass fell a mopping and braying at a lion. Roger L'Estrange.
Wikipedia
Mop
A mop (such as a floor mop) is a mass or bundle of coarse strings or yarn, etc., or a piece of cloth, sponge or other absorbent material, attached to a pole or stick. It is used to soak up liquid, for cleaning floors and other surfaces, to mop up dust, or for other cleaning purposes.
ChatGPT
mop
A mop is a cleaning tool consisting of absorbent material attached to a long handle, used for wiping or scrubbing floors or other surfaces. The absorbent material is typically made of cotton, synthetic fibers or sponge, designed to absorb or draw in water or other liquid for cleaning purposes.
Webster Dictionary
Mopnoun
a made-up face; a grimace
Mopverb
to make a wry mouth
Mopnoun
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
Mopnoun
a fair where servants are hired
Mopnoun
the young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet
Mopverb
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
Etymology: [See Mope.]
Wikidata
Mop
A mop is a mass or bundle of coarse strings or yarn, etc., or a piece of cloth, sponge, or other absorbent material, attached to a pole or stick. It is used to soak up liquid, for cleaning floors and other surfaces, or to mop up dust, or for other cleaning purposes. The word is attested in English as early as 1496, but new refinements and variations of mop designs have been introduced, from time to time. For example, American inventor Jacob Howe received U.S. patent #241 for a mop holder in 1837 and African American inventor Thomas W. Stewart in 1893.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Mop
mop, n. a bunch of rags, &c., fixed, on a handle for washing floors, windows, or the like: anything at all like a mop: (prov.) a hiring-fair.—v.t. to rub or wipe with a mop:—pr.p. mop′ping; pa.t. and pa.p. mopped.—adj. Mop′-head′ed, having a shaggy, unkempt head of hair. [O. Fr. mappe—L. mappa, a napkin.]
Mop
mop, n. a grimace.—v.i. to make such.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
mop
A young whiting.
Editors Contribution
mop
A tool for cleaning.
He bought a new MOP to clean the floors with and enjoyed using his new MOP to clean.
Submitted by MaryC on March 13, 2015
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Anagrams for mop »
PMO
pom
POM
OPM
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mop in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mop in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of mop in a Sentence
Procter Gamble came to us in 1995 with their idea of an improved mop. I looked at it and said this isn't a mop at all. It was so different.
Hillary Clinton will mop the floor with these guys if the response of our two leading candidates for president is that after 9/11 they would not have gone into Afghanistan to take the Taliban down.
Chief Executive Stefan Borgas:
We are trying to accelerate this switch because polysulphate is so much more profitable than MOP (common muriate of potash).
Grab a bucket and mop, scrub the bottom and top, there's nothing so clean, as my burger machine, You deserve a break today so get up and get away at McDonalds!
Cal Fire Captain Lucas Spelman:
Cal Fire is not progressing any longer, which is good, we are in the stage of being able to go in there and mop up.
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- مِمْسَحَةArabic
- швабраBelarusian
- ganyota, pal de fregarCatalan, Valencian
- moppen, MoppGerman
- σφουγγαρίζω, σφουγγαρίστραGreek
- ŝvabrilo, ŝvabriEsperanto
- fregarSpanish
- mopata, hiuskuontalo, moppi, luutataFinnish
- serpillière, mop, vadrouille, torchon, tignasse, grimaceFrench
- mapa, strailleán, strailleIrish
- sguabScottish Gaelic
- hajcsomó, felmosórongy, felsúrol, fintor, felmos, hajtincs, feltöröl, grimaszHungarian
- պոլի փեդArmenian
- swabragar, swabroIdo
- ripassare con lo spazzolone, dare lo spazzolone, ripulire, zazzera, lavare, scopino, lavapavimenti, spazzoloneItalian
- モップJapanese
- შვაბრაGeorgian
- 자루 걸레, 대걸레Korean
- PENICULUSLatin
- zwabberDutch
- moppNorwegian
- mopPolish
- esfregãoPortuguese
- швабраRussian
- shtupëAlbanian
- moppSwedish
- dekiSwahili
- ไม้ถูบ้านThai
- lampasoTagalog
- paspasTurkish
- швабраUkrainian
- cán lau nhàVietnamese
- drap d' måjhon, wite, såpire, loke a rlocterWalloon
- 拖把Chinese
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