mop

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

:  to clean a surface (such as a floor) with a mop

1 :  a tool for cleaning floors made of a bundle of cloth or yarn or a sponge fastened to a long handle

2 :  something that looks like a cloth or yarn mop a mop of hair

:  to wipe or clean with or as if with a mop He mopped the sweat from his forehead with a rag.