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mop

(mŏp)

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.

[Early Modern English map, mop, probably shortening of Middle English mappel, ultimately (perhaps via Medieval Latin mappula, table cloth) from Latin mappa, towel, cloth; see map.]

mop′per n.

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mop

(mɒp)

1. (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 or mopped

(Tools) (often foll by: up) to clean or soak up with or as if with a mop

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

mop

(mɒp)

vb, mops, mopping or mopped

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

such a face or expression

[C16: perhaps from Dutch moppen to pour; compare Dutch mop pug dog]

mop

(mɒp)

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

[C17: from the practice of servants carrying a mop, broom, or flail, etc, to signify the job sought]

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mop

(mɒp)

n., v. mopped, mop•ping. n.

1. a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.

2. a thick mass of hair.

v.t.

3. to wipe, clean, or remove with a mop (often fol. by up).

4. to wipe as if with a mop.

v.i.

5. to clean or wipe with or as if with a mop (often fol. by up).

6. mop up,

a. to clear (an area, town, etc.) of remaining enemy combatants following a victory.

b. to complete, as by finishing the remaining details of a task.

[1375–1425; late Middle English mappe, ultimately derivative of Latin mapp(a) 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.

mop

Past participle: mopped
Gerund: mopping

Imperative
mop
mop

Present
I mop
you mop
he/she/it mops
we mop
you mop
they mop

Preterite
I mopped
you mopped
he/she/it mopped
we mopped
you mopped
they mopped

Present Continuous
I am mopping
you are mopping
he/she/it is mopping
we are mopping
you are mopping
they are mopping

Present Perfect
I have mopped
you have mopped
he/she/it has mopped
we have mopped
you have mopped
they have mopped

Past Continuous
I was mopping
you were mopping
he/she/it was mopping
we were mopping
you were mopping
they were mopping

Past Perfect
I had mopped
you had mopped
he/she/it had mopped
we had mopped
you had mopped
they had mopped

Future
I will mop
you will mop
he/she/it will mop
we will mop
you will mop
they will mop

Future Perfect
I will have mopped
you will have mopped
he/she/it will have mopped
we will have mopped
you will have mopped
they will have mopped

Future Continuous
I will be mopping
you will be mopping
he/she/it will be mopping
we will be mopping
you will be mopping
they will be mopping

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been mopping
you have been mopping
he/she/it has been mopping
we have been mopping
you have been mopping
they have been mopping

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been mopping
you will have been mopping
he/she/it will have been mopping
we will have been mopping
you will have been mopping
they will have been mopping

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been mopping
you had been mopping
he/she/it had been mopping
we had been mopping
you had been mopping
they had been mopping

Conditional
I would mop
you would mop
he/she/it would mop
we would mop
you would mop
they would mop

Past Conditional
I would have mopped
you would have mopped
he/she/it would have mopped
we would have mopped
you would have mopped
they would have mopped

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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"

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.

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Translations

تَنْظيف بالمِمْسَحَهلُبْدَه من الشَّعْر الكثيفمِـمْسَحَةٌمِمْسَحَهيَمْسَح بالمِمْسَحَه

mopstírat mopemusušitutřít mopemkštice

moppesvabersvabretørremanke

Mopp moppen Wischen Wust abwischen

σφουγγαρίστρα

fregona mocho fregar

moppimopata

tignasse serpillière essuyer vadrouille

mekana metla za pranje poda

felmosfelmosásfelmosórongyfelsúrolfeltöröl

hárlubbiòurrka/hreinsaòurrka/hreinsa meî òvegliòvegillòvo/òurrka meî òvegli

asciugarelavapavimentilavare lavare con la scopa pulire

モップ

대걸레

iššluostytinusivalytiplaušinė šluotašluostasšluostymas

ērkulis, kodeļanoslaucītslaucīšanaslaucītslaucīt, berzt

zwabber

mopp tørk vaske hårmanke

mop

esfregão esfregona

швабра

šticautretie handrouutrieť handrou

brisalo z držajembrisatipobrisati

mopp

ไม้ถูพื้น

paspaspaspaslamapaspaslamaktaranmamış saçkurulamak

cây lau nhà

拖把擦用拖把拖洗蓬乱的头发抹

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]

(for cleaning) → balai m à laver

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

(= 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.

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

mop

(mop) noun

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.

2. a thick mass of hair. a mop of dark hair.

3. an act of mopping. He gave the floor a quick mop.

verb – past tense, past participle mopped –

1. to rub or wipe with a mop. She mopped the kitchen floor.

2. to wipe or clean (eg a face covered with sweat). He mopped his brow.

mop up

to clean away using a mop, cloth etc. He mopped up the mess with his handkerchief.

mop

→ مِـمْسَحَةٌ mop moppe Mopp σφουγγαρίστρα fregona moppi serpillière mekana metla za pranje poda scopa a filacce モップ 대걸레 zwabber mopp mop esfregão, esfregona швабра mopp ไม้ถูพื้น paspas cây lau nhà 拖把

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What saved Captain Duncan was a sailor with a deck mop on the end of a stick.

Long as it has taken to tell the battle, beginning with the slaying of the Persian cat to the thrusting of the mop into Michael's jaws, so swift had been the rush of events that the passengers, springing from their deck-chairs and hurrying to the scene, were just arriving when Michael eluded the mop of the sailor by a successful dodge and plunged in on Captain Duncan, this time sinking his teeth so savagely into a rotund calf as to cause its owner to splutter an incoherent curse and howl of wrathful surprise.

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As he drew nearer, he became hotter and was obliged to rest his bag upon the path and mop his forehead.

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"Demosthenes, I know thee by the pebble thou secretest in thy golden mouth!" said Bilibin, and the mop of hair on his head moved with satisfaction.

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When she took hold of a mop or a broom handle the hands looked like the dried stems of an old creeping vine clinging to a tree.

Out of her own earnings she bought a mop and regularly scrubbed the lawyer's office.

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I HAD led this life about a month, when the man with the wooden leg began to stump about with a mop and a bucket of water, from which I inferred that preparations were making to receive Mr.

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'Look at him,' said she; 'his beard is like an old mop; he shall be called Grisly-beard.' So the king got the nickname of Grisly-beard.

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"If I were you I'd use her for a mop, and make another servant that is prettier."

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De Ville drew his handkerchief from his pocket, made as though to mop the sweat from his face with it (it was a hot day), and at the same time walked past Wallace's back.

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He was a "squeedgie" man; his job was to go about all day with a long-handled mop, swabbing up the floor.

This floor was filthy, yet they set Antanas with his mop slopping the "pickle" into a hole that connected with a sink, where it was caught and used over again forever; and if that were not enough, there was a trap in the pipe, where all the scraps of meat and odds and ends of refuse were caught, and every few days it was the old man's task to clean these out, and shovel their contents into one of the trucks with the rest of the meat!