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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Example Sentences

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

It looks like a pile of leaves partially eroded by blight, or like a wet mop, upended, after a hard day on the kitchen floor.

From Time Magazine Archive

As I covered the clean tile floors with gentle flop- pings of wet mop, I prayed under my breath for the people who had tried to vote.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple