Main Entry: ²mop

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): mopped; mop·ping

Date: 1709

transitive verb 1 : to use a mop on; specifically : to clean or clear away by mopping <mop the floors> —often used with up <mop up the spillage>
2 : to wipe as if with a mop <mopped his brow with a handkerchief> intransitive verb : to clean a surface (as a floor) with a mop

— mop·per noun