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. |
| mopper | |
noun | |
| a worker who uses a mop to clean a surface |