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mop - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'mop' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mop [ n.]
- A made-up face; a grimace.
- An implement for washing floors, or the like, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.
- A fair where servants are hired.
- The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet.
2 . Mop [ v. i.]
- To make a wry mouth.
3 . Mop [ v. t.]
- To rub or wipe with a mop, or as with a mop; as, to mop a floor; to mop one's face with a handkerchief.

Meaning of 'mop' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mop [ v]
Meaning (1):
- to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
Example in sentence:
  • He mopped her forehead with a towel;
  • Mop the hallway now
Meaning (2):
- make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip
Example in sentence:
  • mop and mow;
  • The girl pouted