mop
/mɑp/
verb
- To clean or wipe with a mop.
- I need to mop the kitchen floor before dinner.
- He mopped up the water that had leaked from the pipe.
- She mopped the hallway until it was spotless.
- To wipe away liquid or dirt from a surface.
- He mopped the spilled coffee off the table.
- She mopped the sweat from her forehead with a towel.
- The nurse gently mopped the patient's brow.
Antonyms
noun
- A tool for cleaning floors, consisting of a bundle of soft material or a sponge attached to a long handle.
- She grabbed the mop to clean up the spilled juice.
- The janitor replaced the old mop with a new one.
- He dipped the mop into the bucket of soapy water.
- A thick, messy mass of hair.
- He ran his fingers through his unruly mop of hair.
- The toddler had a mop of curly brown hair.
- Her mop of red hair was impossible to tame in the humidity.