mop

noun

/mɒp/

/mɑːp/

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a tool for washing floors that has a long handle with soft material or a bunch of thick strings at the end
- a mop and bucket
- I used a mop to clean the floor.
see also squeegee (2)Topics Houses and homesc1
a kitchen utensil (= a tool) for washing dishes, that has a short handle with soft material at one end
a mass of thick, often untidy, hair
- a mop of curly red hair
Topics Appearancec2

Word Originlate 15th cent.: perhaps ultimately related to Latin mappa ‘napkin’.

verb

/mɒp/

/mɑːp/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they mop	/mɒp/ /mɑːp/
he / she / it mops	/mɒps/ /mɑːps/
past simple mopped	/mɒpt/ /mɑːpt/
past participle mopped	/mɒpt/ /mɑːpt/
-ing form mopping	/ˈmɒpɪŋ/ /ˈmɑːpɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

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mop something to clean something with a mop
- She wiped all the surfaces and mopped the floor.
Topics Houses and homesc1
mop something (from something) to remove liquid from the surface of something using a cloth
- He took out a handkerchief to mop his brow (= to remove the sweat).

Word Originlate 15th cent.: perhaps ultimately related to Latin mappa ‘napkin’.

Idioms

wipe/mop the floor with somebody

(informal) to defeat somebody completely in an argument or a competitionTopics Opinion and argumentc2