mop

(noun, verb)

noun

1. cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors

Similar word(s): swab, swob

Definition categories: man–made

Sentences with mop as a noun:

- He ran a comb through his mop and hurried out the door.

verb

1. to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop

- Mop the hallway now

- He mopped her forehead with a towel

Definition categories: contact, absorb, draw, imbibe, suck

2. make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip

- mop and mow

Similar word(s): mow, pout

Definition categories: body, grimace

Sentences with mop as a verb:

- to mop (or scrub) a floor

- to mop one's face with a handkerchief