to mop

Examples

• All

• Now, you gotta mop the food prep area twice a day.

  Coming to America (1988)

• Is it possible to sweep and mop your floor?

  The Minimalists

• Your job will be to mop the deck.

  Finding Neverland (2004)

• I pay you to mop the floor, not bother the band.

  Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)

• But right now I'm going to mop the floors.

• Jennie, will you mop up my floor, please?

  The Front Page (1974)

• After the lunch rush, haul out the garbage and mop the back.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Why don't you all go help the nurses mop the floor in the emergency room instead?

  Fiction book (1993)

• I don't care who you are, you're gonna mop that up.

  Just Like Heaven (2005)

• Picked up some Fabuloso today at CBS so I'm really excited to mop my floors.

Synonyms

W

to wipe

vsto mop

531 1.0

To clean and dry a surface by rubbing it with a cloth or your hand

relies on a long handled absorbent tool instead of rubbing

S

to sweep

vsto mop

227 1.0

To clean a floor or surface by brushing away dirt with a broom

uses wet absorbent cleaning rather than dry brushing to remove dirt

W

to wipe away

vsto mop

28 2.0

To remove something from a surface by moving a cloth over it, like tears or dirt

uses heavier absorbent motion aimed at floors and spills

W

to wipe off

vsto mop

20 1.0

Remove dirt or marks from a surface by rubbing with a cloth

uses larger absorbent motion for broader wet cleaning

S

to sweep the floor

vsto mop

14 1.0

To clean the floor by moving dust and dirt with a broom

is replaced by wet absorbent cleaning when liquids or stains appear

C

to clean the floor

vsto mop

9 1.0

To remove dirt or spills from the floor using a mop

is commonly performed with a long handled absorbent tool

W

to wipe up

vsto mop

8 1.8

To clean a surface using a cloth or towel to remove a spill

uses a larger long handled absorbent tool for liquids

M

to mop up

vsto mop

5 2.6

To remove liquid or dirt from a floor with a cloth

is general cleaning with that long handled absorbent tool

S

to sponge

vsto mop

4 2.1

To clean up liquid by using a soft thing that soaks it up

uses a long handled absorbent implement rather than small soft material

C

to clean (something) off

vsto mop

1 1.0

To remove dirt or mud from a surface

often done using a large absorbent tool for floors or spills

S

to sponge off

vsto mop

2.6

To rub a surface with a wet sponge to clean it

relies on a larger long handled absorbent tool for wet cleaning

Antonyms

D

dirty

525 1.0

Not clean or covered with dirt

S

to stain

113 3.2

To put color on something to change how it looks

Phrasal Verbs

M

to mop up

5 2.6

To remove liquid or dirt from a floor with a cloth

M

to mop up

• Informal

1 3.3

To finish the last parts of a job

M

to mop up

• Informal

1 5.2

To defeat an opponent completely and easily

Compounds

M

mop water

1 1.1

Water used to clean floors with a mop

M

mop handle

1 1.0

A long stick attached to a mop used for holding and moving it while cleaning

D

dust mop

1 2.4

A mop with a long handle and a soft dry head that removes dust from floors

M

mop head

1 1.6

The part at the end of a mop that soaks up water for cleaning floors

D

dry mop

2.0

A tool with a dry soft head used to remove dust from floors without water

M

mop up

3.7

A final action to complete small remaining tasks

S

sponge mop

2.1

A mop with a soft sponge on a handle that soaks up water to clean floors

How Thorough

to scour

15 4.8

to scrub

55 1.0

to mop

37 1.0

wipe

18 1.0

to dab

11 2.8

Surface Forms

Etymology