mop

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsswabswob

   Broadercleaning implement

   Narrowerdustmopsponge mop

   Partsmop handle

Other forms of mop

plural

mops·

past tense or participle

mopped

present participle

mopping

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about mop

What does mop mean?

mop means "to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in mop?

mop has 1 syllable: mop. In IPA it is /ˈmɑp/.

What is another word for mop?

Close synonyms include wipe up, mop up, pout, mow, swab. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mop a common word?

mop is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.