mop : Idioms & Phrases

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dry mop

  • noun a dry swab for dusting floors
    dustmop; dry mop.
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dust mop

  • noun a dry swab for dusting floors
    dustmop; dry mop.
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mop handle

  • noun the handle of a mop
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Mop head

  • . (a) The end of a mop, to which the thrums or rags are fastened . (b) A clamp for holding the thrums or rags of a mop . U.S.
Webster 1913

mop up

  • noun a concluding action
    completion; culmination; closing; windup.
  • verb to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
    mop; wipe up.
    • Mop the hallway now
    • He mopped her forehead with a towel
  • verb defeat thoroughly
    pip; rack up; worst; whip.
    • He mopped up the floor with his opponents
  • verb finish a task completely
    finish up; get through; wrap up; clear up; polish off; finish off.
    • I finally got through this homework assignment
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mop-headed

  • adjective satellite (of trees) having a bushy top without a leader
    • mop-headed cabbage palms
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sponge mop

  • noun a wet mop with a sponge as the absorbent
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whiting-mop

Whit"ing-mop` noun
Definitions
Obs.
  1. (Zoöl.) A young whiting. Prov. Eng.
  2. A fair lass. "This pretty whiting-mop." Massinger.
Webster 1913