Mop | Mean of mop in English Dictionary

/ˈmɑːp/

• Noun
• a tool for cleaning floors that has a bundle of cloth or yarn or a sponge attached to a long handle
• a large amount of tangled or untidy hair on a person's head
1. a mop of hair
• Verb
• to clean (a floor) with a mop
1. The kitchen (floor) needs to be mopped.
2. I'm almost done mopping.

• to wipe (something that is wet)
1. He mopped his brow (dry) with a handkerchief.
• to wipe (a liquid) from something
1. He mopped the sweat from/off his brow.
• to remove (a liquid) from a surface by using a mop, towel, etc.
1. It will only take a moment to mop up the spill.
2. She used the thick bread to mop up the last of her soup.
3. The movie mopped up all the awards.
• to do the final things that are needed to complete a job or task
1. I'm almost done with the project. I just need a little more time to mop up.
2. Just let me mop up [=finish] a few things and I'll be done.
3. The battle has been won. The focus is now on mopping up small pockets of resistance.