Mop has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
"She grabbed the wet mop from the bucket and began scrubbing up the spilled juice on the kitchen floor."
2
An implement for washing floors or similar, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.
"The GBU-57, known as a massive ordnance penetrator, was deployed to destroy the deeply buried bunker."
3
GBU-57; Acronym of Massive Ordnance Penetrator.
Verb
1
to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
"Mop the hallway now"
"He mopped her forehead with a towel"
2
make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip
"mop and mow"
"The girl pouted"
3
To rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop, or as if with a mop.
"After the spill on the kitchen floor, she quickly grabbed the cloth and mopped up the liquid before it could stain the tiles."
Example Sentences
"Mop the hallway now"
verb
"He mopped her forehead with a towel"
verb
"mop and mow"
verb
"The girl pouted"
verb
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Origin
The word "mop" comes from the Middle English mappe, which was borrowed from Latin mappa meaning "napkin." Its ultimate origin is likely a Semitic language, possibly Phoenician or Punic.