| NOUN | artifact | mop, swab, swob | cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle |
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| VERB | contact | mop, wipe up, mop up | to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop |
| body | mop, pout, mow | make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip |
| Sounds | maa'p | |
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| Rhymes | Aesop ... workshop: 48 rhymes with aap... | |
| Meaning | cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors. | |
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| Synonyms | swab, swob | |
| Parts | mop handle | The handle of a mop |
| Narrower | dustmop, dust mop, dry mop | A dry swab for dusting floors |
| sponge mop | A wet mop with a sponge as the absorbent | |
| Broader | cleaning implement, cleaning device, cleaning equipment | Any of a large class of implements used for cleaning |
| Spanish | chascona, coleto, estropajo, fregar, fregona, lampazo, mapo, mechudo, mocho, mopa, suape, trapeador, trapero | |
| Catalan | pal de fregar | |
| Verbs | mop | to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop |
| Meaning | To wash or wipe with or as if with a mop. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
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| Synonyms | wipe up, mop up | |
| Narrower | sponge | soak up with a sponge |
| swab, swob | wash with a swab or a mop | |
| Broader | absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up | take in, also metaphorically |
| Spanish | enjugar, fregar, trapear | |
| Catalan | assecar, eixugar | |
| Nouns | mop | cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle |
| mopper | a worker who uses a mop to clean a surface | |
| mopping | cleaning with a mop | |
| Meaning | make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "mop and mow" | |
| Synonyms | pout, mow | |
| Broader | grimace, make a face, pull a face | contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state |
| Spanish | hacer pucheros | |
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