to mop

Examples

• All

• You might want to mop him up.

  Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses (2014)

• You did a good job, but we'll mop it up.

  Trancers 3: Deth Lives (1992)

• *Stops to mop up tears*

  Blog text (18)

• I'd really like to think Feingold would mop the floor with Walker.

  Blog text (27)

• I'd like to think that Russ Feingold would mop the floor with him.

  Blog text (27)

• Anne Marie mops

  Fiction book (1991)

• Peeling off his cotton sunhat to mop the freckled top of his head, Max suggested they visit the viewpoint at the top of the island.

  Fiction book (1995)

• He moped around the house, making a sad face after his friends left.

• Whenever he lost a game, he couldn't help but mop his face in disappointment.

• As the news sank in, she mopped her lips and stared blankly at the ground.

Synonyms

P

to pout

vsto mop

41 3.4

To push out your lips to show that you are annoyed or disappointed

is archaic or literary and emphasizes a sulky lower lip thrust

M

to mow

vsto mop

• Archaic

1 9.9

To make a sad face by pushing out the lower lip

is the archaic or literary term for the same facial gesture

Antonyms

S

smile

∞ 1.0

A facial expression with the mouth corners turned up to show happiness or friendliness

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 Sulky

to pout

41 3.4

to mop

• Archaic

1 9.9

to brood

28 6.1

Surface Forms

Etymology