Idioms for mop
mop the floor with.
floor(def 20).
Origin of mop
1
1375–1425; earlier
map, late Middle English
mappe, apocopated variant of
mappel < Medieval Latin
mappula a cloth, equivalent to Latin
mapp(a) napkin +
-ula
-ule
Words nearby mop
moosewood,
moot,
moot court,
moot hall,
moot point,
mop,
mop up,
mop up the floor with,
mop-up,
mopani,
mopani worm
Definition for mopping (2 of 2)
mop
2
[ mop ]
/ mɒp /
verb (used without object), mopped, mop·ping.
to make a disappointed or unhappy face; grimace: an unruly child that mops and mows.
noun
a wry face; grimace.
Origin of mop
2
1560–70; akin to Dutch
moppen to pout
Example sentences from the Web for mopping
British Dictionary definitions for mopping (1 of 3)
mop
1
/ (mɒp) /
noun
an implement with a wooden handle and a head made of twists of cotton or a piece of synthetic sponge, used for polishing or washing floors, or washing dishes
something resembling this, such as a tangle of hair
verb mops, mopping or mopped
(tr often foll by up)
to clean or soak up with or as if with a mop
See also
mop up
Word Origin for mop
C15
mappe, from earlier
mappel, from Medieval Latin
mappula cloth, from Latin
mappa napkin
British Dictionary definitions for mopping (2 of 3)
mop
2
/ (mɒp) rare /
verb mops, mopping or mopped
(intr)
to make a grimace or sad expression (esp in the phrase mop and mow)
noun
such a face or expression
Word Origin for mop
C16: perhaps from Dutch
moppen to pour; compare Dutch
mop pug dog
British Dictionary definitions for mopping (3 of 3)
mop
3
/ (mɒp) /
noun
(in various parts of England) an annual fair at which formerly servants were hired
Word Origin for mop
C17: from the practice of servants carrying a mop, broom, or flail, etc, to signify the job sought