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# mop

«mop» in Mova's school dictionary: **a cleaning tool with a long handle and thick strings or a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a mop, mops); verb (mop, mops, mopped, mopping)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A mop is a cleaning tool with a long handle and thick strings or a sponge at the end, used to wash floors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mop/#m1)

2) To mop means to clean or wipe with a mop or cloth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mop/#m2)

3) A mop of hair is a thick, messy lot of hair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mop/#m3)

4) To mop up means to clean up liquid, or to finish dealing with something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mop/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and chores you mop the kitchen floor or mop up spills; a «wet floor» sign warns people after mopping. In stories a character mops their brow (wipes sweat). A child with a «mop of curly hair». Phrases: «mop the floor», «mop up», «mop your brow», «a mop of hair», «mop and bucket».

### examples

- Please mop up the spilled juice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mop/#x1)
- Dad mopped the kitchen floor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mop/#x2)
- Careful — the floor has just been mopped! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mop/#x3)
- She has a mop of curly red hair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mop/#x4)
- The caretaker brought a mop and bucket. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mop/#x5)
- He mopped his face with a towel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mop/#x6)
- We mopped up the water after the bath overflowed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mop/#x7)
- Put out a wet floor sign after you mop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mop/#x8)
- The man took off his cap and mopped his brow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mop/#x9)

### note

Double p: mopped, mopping. Countable noun: mops. Safety: freshly mopped floors are slippery — walk carefully or wait until dry.

### In the corpora

- [Leo let the bath overflow while he played a game, mopped it with towels and hid them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/343-accidents-told-too-late/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «mop» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mop/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.