Mop
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[mop] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, mopped, mop·ping.
[mop] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, mopped, mop·ping. –noun
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
—Verb phrase
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| 1. | a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc. |
| 2. | a thick mass of hair. |
| 3. | a polishing wheel having several layers of cloth secured by a boss. |
| 4. | to rub, wipe, clean, or remove with a mop (often fol. by up): to mop up a spill. |
| 5. | to wipe as if with a mop: to mop the face with a handkerchief. |
| 6. | to clean or wipe with or as if with a mop (often fol. by up): First he swept, then he mopped up. |
| 7. | mop up,
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| 8. | mop the floor with. floor (def. 20). |
[Origin: 1375–1425; earlier map, late ME mappe, apocopated var. of mappel < ML mappula a cloth, equiv. to L mapp(a) napkin + -ula -ule]
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[mop] Pronunciation Key verb, mopped, mop·ping, noun
[mop] Pronunciation Key verb, mopped, mop·ping, noun –verb (used without object)
–noun
| 1. | to make a disappointed or unhappy face; grimace: an unruly child that mops and mows. |
| 2. | a wry face; grimace. |
[Origin: 1560–70; akin to D moppen to pout]
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| mop
(mŏp) Pronunciation Key
n.
v. mopped, mop·ping, mops v. tr. To wash or wipe with or as if with a mop: mopped the hallway; mopping the spilled water; mopped her forehead with a towel. v. intr. To use a mop to wash or dry surfaces: mopped along the baseboards. Phrasal Verb(s): mop up
[Middle English mappe, perhaps from Old French dialectal, napkin, from Latin mappa, towel, cloth; see map.] mop'per n. |
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mop (n.)
mop (n.)
1496, mappe "bundle of yarn, etc., fastened to the end of a stick for cleaning or spreading pitch on a ship's decks," from Walloon (Fr.) mappe "napkin," from L. mappa "napkin" (see map). The verb is first recorded 1709.
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| mop | |
noun | |
| 1. | cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors [syn: swab] |
verb | |
| 1. | to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel" [syn: wipe up] |
| 2. | make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted" [syn: pout] |
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MOP
In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Macau Pataca.
Investopedia Commentary
The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion.
See also: Currency, FOREX, Hard Currency, Money
Also spelled: MOP
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Mop
Mop\, n. [See Mope.] A made-up face; a grimace. "What mops and mowes it makes!" --Beau. & Fl.
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Mop
Mop\, v. i. To make a wry mouth. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Mop\, n. [CF. W. mop, mopa, Ir. moipal, Gael. moibeal, moibean; or OF. mappe a napkin (see Map, Napkin).]1. An implement for washing floors, or the like, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle. 2. A fair where servants are hired. [Prov. Eng.] 3. The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 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.]
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Mop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mopped; p. pr. & vb. n. Mopping.] To rub or wipe with a mop, or as with a mop; as, to mop a floor; to mop one's face with a handkerchief.
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| MOP Macauâpataca (currency) |
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