Definition of
Mop
- (noun, artifact) cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
- (verb, body) make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip
The girl pouted - (verb, contact) to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
He mopped her forehead with a towel
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Alternate forms of Mop
Derivations: mop, mopper, mopping
Hyponyms: dry mop, dust mop, dustmop, sponge, sponge mop, swab, swob
Hypernyms: absorb, cleaning device, cleaning equipment, cleaning implement, draw, grimace, imbibe, make a face, pull a face, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up
Origin of the word Mop
- late 15c., mappe "bundle of yarn, etc., fastened to the end of a stick for cleaning or spreading pitch on a ship's decks," from Walloon (Fr.) mappe "napkin," from L. mappa "napkin" (see map). The verb is first recorded 1709. Related: Mopped; mopping. more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper