mopnoun [ C ]
uk/mɒp/us/mɑːp/a stick with soft material attached to one end, especially used for washing floors:
a floor mop
a dish mop
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Equipment used for cleaning
- bath towel
- broom
- broomstick
- carpet sweeper
- chamois
- facecloth
- feather duster
- flannel
- floor cloth
- Hoover
- household goods
- J-cloth
- rag
- scrubbing brush
- squeegee
- squeegee mop
- sweeper
- toilet brush
- towelette
- washcloth
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mopverb [ T ]
uk/mɒp/us/mɑːp/-pp-to use a mop to wash something:
He mopped the bathroom floor.
to use a cloth to remove sweat from the face:
He kept pausing to mop his brow.
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Cleaning & tidying places & things
- a lick and a promise idiom
- adjust
- airing
- bed
- brush
- char
- clean (sb/sth) up
- freshen (sb/sth) up
- going-over
- Hoover
- housekeeping
- housework
- shampoo
- spit
- straighten sth out
- straighten sth up
- tidy sth away
- vac
- vacuum
- valet
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Cleaning generally
Phrasal verb(s)
mop sth up