Mop — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors

to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɑːp/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɒp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɒp/

1 syllable Say it as /mˈɑːp/.

Examples

Mop the hallway now
He mopped her forehead with a towel
mop and mow

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

swab swob wipe up mop up mow pout

Parts of Speech

noun	cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
verb	to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop “Mop the hallway now”
verb	make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip “mop and mow”

Word Forms

swab	verb	wash with a swab or a mop
swob	verb	wash with a swab or a mop
mop	verb	to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
mop	noun	cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
mopper	noun	a worker who uses a mop to clean a surface
mopping	noun	cleaning with a mop
pout	noun	a disdainful grimace
pouter	noun	someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

serpillière

instrument de nettoyage constitué d'un matériau absorbant fixé à un manche; pour nettoyer les sols

🇪🇸Spanish

fregar

instrumento de limpieza compuesto por material absorbente sujeto a un mango; para limpiar pisos

🇮🇹Italian

scopa

strumento per la pulizia costituito da materiale assorbente fissato ad una maniglia; per la pulizia dei pavimenti

🇳🇱Dutch

dweil

schoonmaakgereedschap bestaande uit absorberend materiaal bevestigd aan een handvat; voor het reinigen van vloeren

🇵🇹Portuguese

esfregar

instrumento de limpeza composto por material absorvente preso a uma alça; para limpar pisos

🇷🇺Russian

швабра

приспособление для чистки, состоящее из впитывающего материала, прикрепленное к ручке; для мытья полов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एमओपी

एक हैंडल से बंधी अवशोषक सामग्री से बना सफाई उपकरण; फर्श की सफाई के लिए

🇧🇩Bengali

মোপ

একটি হ্যান্ডেল বেঁধে শোষণকারী উপাদান নিয়ে গঠিত পরিস্কার সরঞ্জাম; মেঝে পরিষ্কারের জন্য

🇮🇳Tamil

துடைப்பான்

ஒரு கைப்பிடியுடன் இணைக்கப்பட்ட உறிஞ்சக்கூடிய பொருட்களைக் கொண்ட சுத்தம் செய்யும் கருவி; தரையை சுத்தம் செய்வதற்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

తుడుపు

హ్యాండిల్‌కు బిగించిన శోషక పదార్థంతో కూడిన శుభ్రపరిచే సాధనం; అంతస్తులు శుభ్రం చేయడానికి

🇮🇳Gujarati

કૂચડો

હેન્ડલ સાથે જોડાયેલ શોષક સામગ્રીનો સમાવેશ કરતી સફાઈ સાધન; ફ્લોર સાફ કરવા માટે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾಪ್

ಹ್ಯಾಂಡಲ್ಗೆ ಜೋಡಿಸಲಾದ ಹೀರಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ವಸ್ತುವನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಸ್ವಚ್ಛಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಉಪಕರಣ; ಮಹಡಿಗಳನ್ನು ಸ್ವಚ್ಛಗೊಳಿಸಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാപ്പ്

ഒരു ഹാൻഡിൽ ഉറപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന ആഗിരണം ചെയ്യാവുന്ന വസ്തുക്കൾ അടങ്ങിയ ക്ലീനിംഗ് ഉപകരണം; നിലകൾ വൃത്തിയാക്കുന്നതിന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੋਪ

ਹੈਂਡਲ ਨਾਲ ਬੰਨ੍ਹੇ ਹੋਏ ਸੋਜ਼ਕ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਵਾਲੇ ਸਫਾਈ ਉਪਕਰਣ; ਫਰਸ਼ਾਂ ਦੀ ਸਫਾਈ ਲਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

موپ

ہینڈل سے جکڑے ہوئے جاذب مواد پر مشتمل صفائی کا سامان؛ فرش کی صفائی کے لیے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拖把

由固定在手柄上的吸收材料组成的清洁工具；用于清洁地板

🇯🇵Japanese

モップ

ハンドルに固定された吸収性材料からなる洗浄用具。床掃除用

🇰🇷Korean

대걸레

손잡이에 고정된 흡수성 물질로 구성된 청소 도구; 바닥 청소용

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cây lau nhà

dụng cụ làm sạch bao gồm vật liệu thấm hút được gắn chặt vào tay cầm; để lau sàn

🇹🇭Thai

ซับ

อุปกรณ์ทำความสะอาดที่ประกอบด้วยวัสดุดูดซับที่ยึดติดกับด้ามจับ สำหรับทำความสะอาดพื้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengepel

alat pembersih yang terdiri dari bahan penyerap yang diikatkan pada pegangan; untuk membersihkan lantai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ممسحة

أداة تنظيف تتكون من مادة ماصة مثبتة بمقبض؛ لتنظيف الأرضيات

🇮🇷Persian

پاک کن

ابزار تمیز کردن متشکل از مواد جاذب متصل به یک دسته؛ برای تمیز کردن کف

🇹🇷Turkish

paspas

bir sapa tutturulmuş emici malzemeden oluşan temizleme aleti; zeminleri temizlemek için

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְנַגֵב

כלי ניקוי המורכב מחומר סופג מהודק לידית; לניקוי רצפות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'mop'?

The primary meaning of 'mop' is 'cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'mop' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'mop' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'mop' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'mop' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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In your opinion, does the word 'mop' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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