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Definition of 'mop'English
Noun
( en-noun)
( wikipedia)
An implement for washing floors, or the like, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.
(humorous) A dense head of hair.
- He ran a comb through his mop and hurried out the door.
(British|dialect) A fair where servants are hired.
(British|dialect) The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet.
- (Halliwell)
A made-up face; a grimace.
* (rfdate) (Francis Beaumont) and
- What mops and mowes it makes! --
* 1610 , , act 4 scene 1
- Before you can say 'Come' and 'Go,'
- And breathe twice; and cry 'so, so,'
- Each one, tripping on his toe,
- Will be here with mop and mow.
Derived terms
* mophead
* mop squeezer
* mop water
Descendants
* German: (l)
Verb
( mopp)
To rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop, or as if with a mop.
- to mop (or scrub) a floor
- to mop one's face with a handkerchief
To make a wry expression with the mouth.
- (Shakespeare)
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