mopping

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mopping - cleaning with a mop; "he gave it a good mopping" swabbing scrubbing, scouring, scrub - the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water