mop

mop  (mp)

n.

1. A household implement made of absorbent material attached to a typically long handle and used for washing, dusting, or drying floors.

2. A loosely tangled bunch or mass: a mop of unruly hair.

v. mopped, mop·ping, mops

v.tr.

To wash or wipe with or as if with a mop: mopped the hallway; mopping the spilled water; mopped her forehead with a towel.

v.intr.

To use a mop to wash or dry surfaces: mopped along the baseboards.

Phrasal Verb:

mop up

1. To clear (an area) of remaining enemy troops after a victory.

2. Informal To perform the minor tasks that conclude a project or an activity.

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[Middle English mappe, perhaps from Old French dialectal, napkin, from Latin mappa, towel, cloth; see map.]

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mopper n.

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mop¹

n

1. (Engineering / Tools) an implement with a wooden handle and a head made of twists of cotton or a piece of synthetic sponge, used for polishing or washing floors, or washing dishes

2. something resembling this, such as a tangle of hair

vb mops, mopping, mopped

(Engineering / Tools) (tr; often foll by up) to clean or soak up with or as if with a mop See also mop up

[C15 mappe, from earlier mappel, from Medieval Latin mappula cloth, from Latin mappa napkin]

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mop² Rare

vb mops, mopping, mopped

(intr) to make a grimace or sad expression (esp in the phrase mop and mow)

n

such a face or expression

[perhaps from Dutch moppen to pour; compare Dutch mop pug dog]

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mop³

n

(Historical Terms) (in various parts of England) an annual fair at which formerly servants were hired

[from the practice of servants carrying a mop, broom, or flail, etc., to signify the job sought]

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Mop a bundle of coarse yarn fastened to the end of a stick, 1496; something likened to a mop.

Examples: mop of leaves, 1887; of powdered hair, 1847.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mop - cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors swob, swab cleaning device, cleaning equipment, cleaning implement - any of a large class of implements used for cleaning dry mop, dust mop, dustmop - a dry swab for dusting floors mop handle - the handle of a mop sponge mop - a wet mop with a sponge as the absorbent
Verb	1.	mop - to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel" mop up, wipe up swab, swob - wash with a swab or a mop; "swab the ship's decks" sponge - soak up with a sponge imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, absorb, suck, take up, take in, draw - take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
	2.	mop - make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted" mow, pout grimace, make a face, pull a face - contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"

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mop

noun

1. squeegee, sponge, swab She was standing outside the door with a mop and bucket.

2. mane, shock, mass, tangle, mat, thatch He was dark-eyed with a mop of tight curls.

verb

1. clean, wash, wipe, sponge, swab, squeegee There was a woman mopping the stairs.

mop something up

1. clean up, wash, sponge, mop, soak up, swab, wipe up, sop up A waiter mopped up the mess as best he could.

2. (Military) finish off, clear, account for, eliminate, round up, clean out, neutralize, pacify The infantry divisions mopped up remaining centres of resistance.

Translations

mop [mɒp]

A. N

1. (for floor) → fregona f, trapeador m (LAm); (for dishes) → estropajo m

2. mop of hair → pelambrera f, melena f

B. VT [+ floor] → fregar, trapear(LAm); [+ brow] → enjugar
to mop one's face → enjugarse la cara

mop up

A. VT + ADV

1. [+ spilt water] → secar; [+ floor, surface] → limpiar
you can always mop up the sauce with your bread → siempre puedes rebañar or mojar la salsa con el pan

2. (Mil) → acabar con

B. VI + ADV (= clean) → limpiar; (with mop) → pasar la fregona

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mop [ˈmɒp]

n

(for cleaning) → balai m à laver

[hair, curls] → tignasse f
mop of hair → tignasse f

vt

(= wash) [+ floor] → éponger

[+ brow] → s'éponger

mop up

vt sep

[+ liquid] → éponger

(= deal with) → nettoyer
They mopped up remaining pockets of resistance → Ils ont nettoyé les dernières poches de résistance.

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mop

n (= floor mop) → (Nass)mop m; (= dish mop) → Spülbürste f; (= sponge mop) → Schwammmopp m; (inf: = hair) → Mähne f, → Zotteln pl (inf); her mop of hair → ihre Mähne; her mop of curls → ihr Wuschelkopf m

vt floor, kitchen → wischen; to mop one’s face/brow → sich (dat) → den Schweiß vom Gesicht/von der Stirn wischen; to mop one’s eyes → sich (dat) → die Tränen abwischen

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mop [mɒp]

1. n (for floor) → mocio m Vileda ® inv; (for dishes) → spazzolino per i piatti (fam) (hair) → cespuglio or testa di capelli

2. vt (floor) → lavare
to mop one's brow → asciugarsi la fronte

mop up vt + adv

a. → asciugare con uno straccio

b. (Mil) → eliminare

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mop

n mop [mop]

1 a pad of sponge, or a bunch of pieces of coarse string or yarn etc, fixed on a handle, for washing floors, dishes etc. mop, dweil مِمْسَحَه бърсалка mop moppe; svaber der Mop πατσαβούρα, σφουγγαρίστρα fregona narmashari زمین شوی moppi vadrouille מָגַב झाड़न, पुचारा krpa ili spužva za brisanje (na dršku) nyeles súrolórongy kain pel þvegill spazzolone, mocio; (scopetta per lavare i piatti) モップ 몹(긴 자루가 달린 걸레) šluostas, plaušinė šluota suka, vīkšķis mop zwabber mopp zmywak esfregão mop, spă­lător, pămătuf швабра handra brisalo z držajem metla mopp, svabb ไม้ถูพื้น paspas 拖把 швабра فرش، برتن وغیرہ کی صفائی کا پوچا یا گتے کا ٹکڑہ giẻ lau sàn 拖把

2 a thick mass of hair a mop of dark hair. boskasie لُبْدَه من الشَّعْر الكثيف рошава глава kštice manke der Wust πυκνό τσουλούφι pelambrera pulst ضخیم و پر پشت hiuskuontalo tignasse סְבַך שְׂעָרוֹת गुच्छा čuperak hajcsomó rambut tebal hárlubbi zazzera もじゃもじゃの髪 머리털의 뭉치 kuodas, kuokštas ērkulis, kodeļa kusut masai haarbos hårmanke czupryna grenha smoc копна štica kušter, čop gusta kosa kalufs ผมกระเซิง taranmamış saç 蓬亂的頭發 патли بالوں کی موٹی لٹ búi tóc 蓬乱的头发

3 an act of mopping He gave the floor a quick mop. dweil تَنْظيف بالمِمْسَحَه бършене на пода stírat mopem mopning das Wischen σφουγγάρισμα fregado pühkimine پاک کردن pyyhkiminen coup de vadrouille שְׁטִיפָה झाड़ना brisati felmosás mengepel þvo/þurrka með þvegli spazzata モップかけ 걸레질 šluostymas slaucīšana mengelap het zwabberen vask, tørk mycie esfregadela curăţare (cu spălătorul) протирка utretie handrou brisanje brisanje poda avtorkning ถูพื้น paspaslama (用拖把)拖洗 миття پوچا لگانے کا عمل lau, chùi （用拖把）拖洗

v – past tense, past participle mopped –

1 to rub or wipe with a mop She mopped the kitchen floor. dweil يَمْسَح بالمِمْسَحَه избърсвам utřít mopem moppe; svabre wischen σφουγγαρίζω fregar, limpiar (põrandat) pühkima پاک کردن puhdistaa mopilla essuyer לִשטוֹף झाड़ना, पुचारा फेरना obrisati felsúrol menggosok þurrka/hreinsa með þvegli spazzare モップをかける 걸레질을 하다 (iš)šluostyti []slaucīt, berzt mengemop zwabberen vaske (gulvet) zmywać esfregar a spăla протирать; драить utrieť handrou pobrisati obrisati torka [] ทำความสะอาดด้วยไม้ถูพื้น paspaslamak 用拖把拖洗 мити шваброю پوچے سے صفائی کرنا lau chùi 用拖把拖洗

2 to wipe or clean (eg a face covered with sweat) He mopped his brow. afvee يَمْسَح جَبينَه изтривам си лицето usušit tørre abwischen σφουγγίζω, σκουπίζω limpiar (higi) pühkima پاک کردن pyyhkiä éponger לִשטוֹף सफाई करना brisati znoj megtöröl menyeka þurrka/hreinsa asciugare ぬぐう 닦다 (nusi)valyti []slaucīt mengelap afwissen tørke, vaske ocierać limpar a şterge вытирать osušiť obrisati obrisati znoj torka [] เช็ด kurulamak 擦，抹 витирати پوچنا dọn sạch 擦，抹

mop up

to clean away using a mop, cloth etc He mopped up the mess with his handkerchief. skoonmaak يَمْسَح، يُنَظِّف بالمِمْسَحَه او المِنْديل изчиствам setřít tørre op aufwischen καθαρίζω, μαζεύω limpiar lapiga üle võtma پاک کردن pyyhkiä puhtaaksi essuyer, éponger לִשטוֹף साफ करना, पोंछना obrisati letöröl, feltöröl membersihkan þurrka/hreinsa burt með þvegli/tusku asciugare ぬぐい取る 걸레로 닦아내다 iššluostyti, išvalyti []slaucīt; uzņemt mengelap opvegen tørke opp og vaske wycierać limpar a şterge, a curăţa вытирать zotrieť pobrisati obrisati torka upp เช็ดทำความสะอาดด้วยไม้ถูพื้น silmek, temizlemek 用拖把拖洗 витирати پوچے کی مدد سے صفائی کرنا chùi sạch 用拖把拖洗

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mop → ممسحة تنظيف mop moppe Mopp σφουγγαρίστρα fregona moppi serpillière otirač za pod scopa a filacce モップ 대걸레 zwabber mopp mop esfregão, esfregona швабра mopp ไม้ถูพื้น paspas cây lau nhà 拖把