mop
noun · verb
Simple meaning
Cleaning implement made up of absorbent material fastened to a handle.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
mahpIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmɑp
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
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.
A wash with a mop; the act of mopping.
A made-up face; a grimace.
humorous
A dense head of hair.
verb
To wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
transitive
To rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop, or as if with a mop.
intransitive
To make a wry expression with the mouth.
usslang
To shoplift.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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This meaning: Cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
Used this way, mop is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- swab , a specialist term, precise but narrower
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- “Mop the hallway now.”verb
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Synonyms
Sense: cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle
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