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 | |
Examples |
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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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