mop (m p)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. Phrasal Verb: To use a mop to wash or dry surfaces: mopped along the baseboards. 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. [Middle English mappe, perhaps from Old French dialectal, napkin, from Latin mappa, towel, cloth; see map.] mop  per n. |
mop
Noun
1. a tool with a head made of twists of cotton or sponge and a long handle used for washing or polishing floors
2. a similar tool, except smaller and without a long handle, used to wash dishes
3. a thick untidy mass of hair
Verb
[mopping, mopped]
to clean or soak up with or as if with a mop: she mopped her brow with a handkerchief
See also mop up [Latin mappa napkin]
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  mop - cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floorscleaning device, cleaning equipment, cleaning implement - any of a large class of implements used for cleaning 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" sponge - soak up with a sponge |
| 2. | mop - make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted" 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" |
mop
mop something up
Translations
mop [mɔp] n (for floor) → Mop m;
(for dishes) → Spülbürste f;
(of hair) → Mähne f
vt (floor) → wischen;
(face) → abwischen;
mop up mop vt → aufwischen
mop [mɔp] n → lavapavimenti m inv (also: mop of hair) → zazzera
to mop one's brow → asciugarsi la fronte
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; (lavare i piatti scopetta per) モップ 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 덥수룩한 머리 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 닦기 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 걸레로 닦다[] (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 (땀·얼굴을) 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 닦다, 훔치다 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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