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[ verb ] to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop

Synonyms

mop_up wipe_up

Examples

: "Mop the hallway now" "He mopped her forehead with a towel"

Used in print

(Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)

He got_out of there in a hurry , brushing past another man in the door , mopping his brow .

Related terms

absorb sop sponge swab

2
[ verb ] wash with a swab or a mop

Synonyms

swab swob

Examples

"swab the ship's decks"

Used in print

(Leon Uris, Mila 8....)

Flies swarmed around the bowl of lentils in which he mopped thick black_bread .

(Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)

When Linda_Kay had put_up her breakfast dishes and mopped her linoleum rugs , she would go_to the Big_House .

Related terms

clean wipe_up sop swab

3
[ verb ] make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip

Synonyms

mow pout

Examples

"mop and mow" "The girl pouted"

Related terms

grimace pout

4
[ noun ] cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors

Synonyms

swob swab

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