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

390 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

W

to wipe off

vsto mop

131 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

vsto mop

107 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

C

to clean (something) off

vsto mop

52 1.0

To remove dirt or mud from a surface

often done using a large absorbent tool for floors or spills

W

to wipe away

vsto mop

47 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

M

to mop up

vsto mop

15 2.6

To remove liquid or dirt from a floor with a cloth

is general cleaning with that long handled absorbent tool

W

to wipe up

vsto mop

12 1.8

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

uses a larger long handled absorbent tool for liquids

C

to clean the floor

vsto mop

10 1.0

To remove dirt or spills from the floor using a mop

is commonly performed with a long handled absorbent tool

S

to sweep the floor

vsto mop

10 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

S

to sponge

vsto mop

3 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

S

to sponge off

vsto mop

1 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

446 1.0

Not clean or covered with dirt

S

to stain

46 3.2

To put color on something to change how it looks

Phrasal Verbs

M

to mop up

• Informal

16 3.3

To finish the last parts of a job

M

to mop up

15 2.6

To remove liquid or dirt from a floor with a cloth

M

to mop up

• Informal

3 5.2

To defeat an opponent completely and easily

Compounds

M

mop up

4 3.7

A final action to complete small remaining tasks

D

dust mop

2 2.4

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

M

mop handle

1 1.0

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

M

mop water

1 1.1

Water used to clean floors with a mop

M

mop head

1 1.6

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

S

sponge mop

1 2.1

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

D

dry mop

1 2.0

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

How Thorough

to scour

6 4.8

to scrub

145 1.0

to mop

71 1.0

wipe

8 1.0

to dab

26 2.8

Surface Forms

Etymology