- 1mop something to clean something with a mop She wiped all the surfaces and mopped the floor.
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- 2mop something (from something) to remove liquid from the surface of something using a cloth He took out a handkerchief to mop his brow (= to remove the sweat). Idioms
mop
verbNAmE//mɑp//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they mop he / she / it mops
past simple mopped
-ing form mopping
to defeat someone completely in an argument or a competition Phrasal Verbsmop up
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