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Idioms about mop

    mop the floor with. floor (def. 20).

Origin of mop

1
First recorded in 1375–1425; earlier map, late Middle English mappe, shortening f mappel, from Medieval Latin mappula, mappa “handtowel, cloth,” equivalent to Latin mapp(a) “napkin” + -ula-ule

Other definitions for mop (2 of 2)

mop2
[ mop ]
/ mɒp /
British Dialect

verb (used without object), mopped, mop·ping.
to make a disappointed or unhappy face; grimace: an unruly child that mops and mows.
noun
a wry face; grimace.

Origin of mop

2
First recorded in 1450–1500 for the noun, and in 1560–70 for the verb; perhaps akin to Dutch moppen “to mutter, pout”
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How to use mop in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for mop (1 of 3)

mop1
/ (mɒp) /

noun
an implement with a wooden handle and a head made of twists of cotton or a piece of synthetic sponge, used for polishing or washing floors, or washing dishes
something resembling this, such as a tangle of hair
verb mops, mopping or mopped
(tr often foll by up) to clean or soak up with or as if with a mop
See also mop up

Word Origin for mop

C15 mappe, from earlier mappel, from Medieval Latin mappula cloth, from Latin mappa napkin

British Dictionary definitions for mop (2 of 3)

mop2
/ (mɒp) rare /

verb mops, mopping or mopped
(intr) to make a grimace or sad expression (esp in the phrase mop and mow)
noun
such a face or expression

Word Origin for mop

C16: perhaps from Dutch moppen to pour; compare Dutch mop pug dog

British Dictionary definitions for mop (3 of 3)

mop3
/ (mɒp) /

noun
(in various parts of England) an annual fair at which formerly servants were hired

Word Origin for mop

C17: from the practice of servants carrying a mop, broom, or flail, etc, to signify the job sought
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