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• wet mop
  wet mop

  noun

  a long-handled, absorbent mop designed to clean floors with water.
• wet-mop
  wet-mop

  verb (used with object)

  to clean (a floor) with a wet mop.

wet mop

¹ American  

noun

1. a long-handled, absorbent mop designed to clean floors with water.

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wet-mop ² American  

[wet-mop] / ˈwɛtˌmɒp /

verb (used with object)

wet-mopped, wet-mopping

1. to clean (a floor) with a wet mop.

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It may be tempting to start with a wet mop — but several cleaning and damage repair experts cautioned against that.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025

Firstly, the slamming-dropping action can easily go awry, leading to broken glass, a soaked lap and the need for a wet mop.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2021

For a moment, Lyndon looked as though he had been smacked in the face with a wet mop.

From Time Magazine Archive

Each Saturday at the nursing home was Lysol day, and the halls met with a wet mop down the center, enough to produce the "clean" smell that camouflaged the real one.

From Time Magazine Archive

An older boy was leaning over sideways, shaking his wet mop of hair.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

The CDC also recommends parents regularly wash children's hands and toys, and wet-mop floors and windowsills, in addition to preventing children from playing in bare soil.

From Reuters ● May 17, 2012

And you never want to clean a wood floor by wet-mopping it, because that could slosh around enough water to warp the floor.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 8, 2021