| 释义 |
mop1 /mop/ noun- A bunch of rags or lengths of yarn, or a piece of sponge on the end of a stick or pole, used for washing, removing dust, soaking up liquid, etc
- Any similar instrument, such as one for cleansing a wound, polishing, etc
- A thick or bushy head of hair
- An act of mopping
- A hiring fair (prob from the custom of carrying a badge of occupation; dialect)
transitive verb (moppˈing; mopped)- To wipe, dab, soak up, or remove with, or as if with, a mop
- To clear away or dispose of as residue
ORIGIN: Poss from OFr mappe, from L mappa a napkin; or poss from the name Mabel moppˈer noun moppˈy adjective (old slang) Drunk mopˈsy noun - A dowdy
- A slattern
- A term of endearment (obsolete)
mopˈboard noun (US) Skirting-board mopˈhead noun (a person with) a shaggy unkempt head of hair mop-headˈed adjective Having a shaggy, unkempt head of hair mopˈstick noun - The handle of a mop
- A hand-rail nearly circular in section
- (also mapˈstick) a rod for raising a piano damper
mopˈ-up noun An action of mopping up mops and brooms - Half-drunk
- Out of sorts
mop up - To clear away or clean up with a mop
- To clear away, dispose of
- To absorb (eg surplus credit)
- To capture or kill (enemy stragglers) after a victory, etc
Mrs Mop or Mopp A cleaner, charwoman mop2 /mop/ noun A grimace intransitive verb To grimace, esp in the phrase mop and mow ORIGIN: Cf Du moppen to pout |