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[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)
—Verb phrase| 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
1375–1425; earlier map, late ME mappe, apocopated var. of mappel < ML mappula a cloth, equiv. to L mapp(a) napkin + -ula -ule
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
1560–70; akin to D moppen to pout
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| mop (mŏp) n.
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
Mop\, n. [See Mope.] A made-up face; a grimace. "What mops and mowes it makes!" --Beau. & Fl.Mop
Mop\, v. i. To make a wry mouth. [Obs.] --Shak.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 (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
In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Macau Pataca.
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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 Macauâpataca (currency) |
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