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mop

1 [mop]

noun, verb, mopped, mop⋅ping.

–noun

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.

–verb (used with object)

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.

–verb (used without object)

6.	to clean or wipe with or as if with a mop (often fol. by up): First he swept, then he mopped up.

—Verb phrase

mop up,

a.	Military. to clear (ground, trenches, towns, etc.) of scattered or remaining enemy combatants after attacking forces have conquered the area.

b.	Informal. to dispose of; complete; finish: He mopped up the rest of his business and went on a vacation.

—Idiom

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

2 [mop]

verb, mopped, mop⋅ping, noun

–verb (used without object)

1.	to make a disappointed or unhappy face; grimace: an unruly child that mops and mows.

–noun

2.	a wry face; grimace.

Origin:
1560–70; akin to D moppen to pout

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mop (mŏp) Pronunciation Key
n.

A household implement made of absorbent material attached to a typically long handle and used for washing, dusting, or drying floors.
A loosely tangled bunch or mass: a mop of unruly hair.

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

To clear (an area) of remaining enemy troops after a victory.
Informal To perform the minor tasks that conclude a project or an activity.

[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.)

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

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

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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