mop

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /mɒp/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /mɑp/

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Noun

Singular mop

Plural mops

A child with a mop

1. A tool used for cleaning floors or similar things, made of cloth.
2. A head of hair.

   He made his mop of hair stick up.

Verb

Plain form mop

Third-person singular mops

Past tense mopped

Past participle mopped

Present participle mopping

1. (transitive) To rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop.

   He mopped the floor until it was clean.