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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

  • (..) - Sorry. We have a breach. Cordon off this area. Full perimeter wipe-down, right here, right now. Get a mop and escort all civilian personnel from this site immediately. Listen to yourself, Kay. Who talks like that? Why do you think you're so comfortable here? (..)
    2002 Men in Black II