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Idioms for mop

    mop the floor with. floor(def 20).

Origin of mop

1
1375–1425; earlier map, late Middle English mappe, apocopated variant of mappel < Medieval Latin mappula a cloth, equivalent to Latin mapp(a) napkin + -ula -ule

Words nearby mop

moosewood, moot, moot court, moot hall, moot point, mop, mop up, mop up the floor with, mop-up, mopani, mopani worm

Definition for mopping (2 of 2)

mop2
[ mop ]
/ mɒp /

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
1560–70; akin to Dutch moppen to pout
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Words related to mopping

wipe, dab, swab, pat, rub, sponge, wash, dust, polish, squeegee

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British Dictionary definitions for mopping (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 mopping (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 mopping (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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