mop

Speech parts

1. mop - Noun

2. mop - Verb

Meaning

To make a wry mouth.

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.

A fair where servants are hired.

The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet.

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

swab mow pout swob mop up wipe up pat wash polish argonaut rag vacuum shock dust clean
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Antonyms

dust corrupt dirty infect bawdy contaminate
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Hypernyms

draw absorb suck imbibe take-up grimace

Hyponyms

sponge swab swob dry mop dust mop dustmop

Related terms

moab

Phrases with the word

on the mop mop and mow mop board mop of hair squeezy mop mop-squeezing

Derivatives

mopped mopping

Examples

I got in a fight one time with a really big guy, and he said, "I'm going to mop the floor with your face." I said, "You'll be sorry." He said, "Oh, yeah? Why?" I said, "Well, you won't be able to get into the corners very well." Emo Philips

It's no use crying over spilt evils. It's better to mop them up laughing. Eleanor Farjeon

If we can't alter the tide of events, at least we can be nearby with towels to mop up. Peter David

NGOs have a complicated space in neoliberal politics. They are supposed to mop up the anger. Even when they are doing good work, they are supposed to maintain the status quo. They are the missionaries of the corporate world. Arundhati Roy

If they had told me I was the janitor and would have to mop up and clean the toilets after the show in order to play, I probably would have done it. Bruce Springsteen

The broom wasn't as comforting as a flamethrower would have been, but it was better than a mop and certainly more threatening than a feather duster. Dean Koontz

Close letter words and terms

MOOTW Mootz moove mop and mow mop board mop bucket