1
: an implement made of absorbent material fastened to a handle and used especially for cleaning floors
2
: something that resembles a mop
especially
: a thick mass of hair
mopped; mopping
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
mopper
noun
Examples of mop in a Sentence
Verb
He mopped the sweat from his brow.
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Arkansas Online, 12 Dec. 2025
The two-in-one device functions as both a vacuum cleaner and a mop, with a unique smart system that can remove dirt and debris from floors and clean them with features like a multisurface sweeping brush, edge-sweeping brush, and mop pad.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025
Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2025
Check out the 50-percent-off Roomba Plus 405 Combo Robot and AutoWash Dock, which dually vacuums and mops your floors.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
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Noun
With buckets and mops, Palestinians laboriously scooped water out of their tents.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Dec. 2025
The two-in-one device functions as both a vacuum cleaner and a mop, with a unique smart system that can remove dirt and debris from floors and clean them with features like a multisurface sweeping brush, edge-sweeping brush, and mop pad.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025
Verb
Watching Dick Cheney mop the floor with Edwards in the 2004 vice presidential debate is a good way to understand how unserious Democrats seemed to a lot of Americans in those days.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2025
Check out the 50-percent-off Roomba Plus 405 Combo Robot and AutoWash Dock, which dually vacuums and mops your floors.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Mop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mop. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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mop
1 of 2 noun1
: a tool for cleaning made of a bundle of cloth or yarn or a sponge fastened to a handle
2
: something resembling a mop
a tangled mop of hair
mop
2 of 2 verb
mopped; mopping
: to wipe or clean with or as if with a mop
mop the floor
mopped my brow with a handkerchief
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