noun / verb
mop
MAHP/mɑːp/
A cleaning tool with an absorbent head on a handle.
The mop has a long handle and a head of cotton strands.
Etymology
Mappe named a bundle of yarn or cloth fixed to a stick for cleaning—the basic design still familiar today. Its possible connection with a word meaning “napkin” remains uncertain.
In context
Wet mopping is done when the soil conditions of the floor, are beyond the scope of what damp mopping can achieve. To begin, you'll need a mop handle, frame and head, bucket and wringer
More examples
- Rinse the mop before cleaning the next room.
- We mop the kitchen floor every Saturday.
- She mopped up the spilled water.
Forms
mop · mops · mopped · mopping