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mop

Definition

  • noun: a tool for cleaning floors that has a bundle of cloth or yarn or a sponge attached to a long handle
  • noun: an implement made of absorbent material fastened to a handle and used especially for cleaning floors
  • verb: to clean (a floor) with a mop
  • verb: to use a mop on
  • often used with 'up'
  • synonyms: grimace, moppet

Examples

  • The battle has been won. The focus is now on 'mopping up' small pockets of resistance.

  • I'm almost done with the project. I just need a little more time to 'mop up'.

  • Just let me 'mop up' [='finish'] a few things and I'll be done.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Poor Byron. Terrible fucking luck, huh? Crying shame. Some people really got it awful. Andy, are you nuts? Keep your eyes on your mop, man! You'll pay some tax, but you'll still end up-- Yeah, maybe enough to buy a new car, and then what? I got to pay tax on the car. Repair... (..)
    1994 The Shawshank Redemption