Meaning of "mop" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MOP

Mappe, from earlier mappel, from Medieval Latin mappula cloth, from Latin mappa napkin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF MOP

mop  [mɒp]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOP

Mop is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb mop in English.

WHAT DOES MOP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mop

A mop is a mass or bundle of coarse strings or yarn, etc., or a piece of cloth, sponge, or other absorbent material, attached to a pole or stick. It is used to soak up liquid, for cleaning floors and other surfaces, to mop up dust, or for other cleaning purposes. The word is attested in English as early as 1496, but new refinements and variations of mop designs have been introduced, from time to time. For example, American inventor Jacob Howe received U.S. patent #241 for a mop holder in 1837 and Thomas W. Stewart in 1893.

Definition of mop in the English dictionary

The first definition of mop in the dictionary is an implement with a wooden handle and a head made of twists of cotton or a piece of synthetic sponge, used for polishing or washing floors, or washing dishes. Other definition of mop is something resembling this, such as a tangle of hair. Mop is also often foll by up to clean or soak up with or as if with a mop.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MOP

PRESENT

Present

I mop

you mop

he/she/it mops

we mop

you mop

they mop

Present continuous

I am mopping

you are mopping

he/she/it is mopping

we are mopping

you are mopping

they are mopping

Present perfect

I have mopped

you have mopped

he/she/it has mopped

we have mopped

you have mopped

they have mopped

Present perfect continuous

I have been mopping

you have been mopping

he/she/it has been mopping

we have been mopping

you have been mopping

they have been mopping

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I mopped

you mopped

he/she/it mopped

we mopped

you mopped

they mopped

Past continuous

I was mopping

you were mopping

he/she/it was mopping

we were mopping

you were mopping

they were mopping

Past perfect

I had mopped

you had mopped

he/she/it had mopped

we had mopped

you had mopped

they had mopped

Past perfect continuous

I had been mopping

you had been mopping

he/she/it had been mopping

we had been mopping

you had been mopping

they had been mopping

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will mop

you will mop

he/she/it will mop

we will mop

you will mop

they will mop

Future continuous

I will be mopping

you will be mopping

he/she/it will be mopping

we will be mopping

you will be mopping

they will be mopping

Future perfect

I will have mopped

you will have mopped

he/she/it will have mopped

we will have mopped

you will have mopped

they will have mopped

Future perfect continuous

I will have been mopping

you will have been mopping

he/she/it will have been mopping

we will have been mopping

you will have been mopping

they will have been mopping

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would mop

you would mop

he/she/it would mop

we would mop

you would mop

they would mop

Conditional continuous

I would be mopping

you would be mopping

he/she/it would be mopping

we would be mopping

you would be mopping

they would be mopping

Conditional perfect

I would have mop

you would have mop

he/she/it would have mop

we would have mop

you would have mop

they would have mop

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been mopping

you would have been mopping

he/she/it would have been mopping

we would have been mopping

you would have been mopping

they would have been mopping

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you mop
we let´s mop
you mop

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to mop

Past participle

mopped

Present Participle

mopping

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «MOP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mop» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of mop

clean · mane · mass · mat · shock · sponge · squeegee · swab · tangle · thatch · wash · wipe

TRANSLATION OF MOP

Find out the translation of mop to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of mop from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mop» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 拖把
• Translator English - Spanish: fregona
• English: mop
• Translator English - Hindi: चेहरे की विकृति
• Translator English - Arabic: مِـمْسَحَةٌ
• Translator English - Russian: швабра
• Translator English - Portuguese: esfregão
• Translator English - Bengali: ঝাড়ু
• Translator English - French: serpillière
• Translator English - Malay: Mop
• Translator English - German: Mopp
• Translator English - Japanese: モップ
• Translator English - Korean: 대걸레
• Translator English - Javanese: ngepel
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cây lau nhà
• Translator English - Tamil: துடைப்பான்
• Translator English - Marathi: एमओपी
• Translator English - Turkish: paspas
• Translator English - Italian: scopa a filacce
• Translator English - Polish: mop
• Translator English - Ukrainian: швабра
• Translator English - Romanian: mop
• Translator English - Greek: σφουγγαρίστρα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: mop
• Translator English - Swedish: mopp
• Translator English - Norwegian: mopp

7 QUOTES WITH «MOP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mop.

1

Julian Castro

And my mother fought hard for civil rights so that instead of a mop, I could hold this microphone.

2

David Eisenhower

Granddad offered me one hundred dollars if I would cut my mop of curly hair into a neat military style. Just before the wedding, I got a light trim. It wasn't enough for Granddad, and he didn't pay.

3

Maurice Greene

In America, we have three major sports - baseball, football and basketball. They get the most coverage. Then there's things like golf which mop up most of what is left. But track and field? We are way at the bottom of the totem pole.

4

Rachel Johnson

Without my Johnson trademark mop of yellow hair, I think I would be nothing.

5

Nick Mason

Ever since the Beatles, the concept of lovable mop tops, it's a bit of a fantasy, but it's a lovely idea that people make wonderful music and live a wonderful life being friends together. Sadly, life isn't quite like that.

6

Emo Philips

I got in a fight one time with a really big guy, and he said, 'I'm going to mop the floor with your face.' I said, 'You'll be sorry.' He said, 'Oh, yeah? Why?' I said, 'Well, you won't be able to get into the corners very well.'

7

Gail Porter

I have a problem with cleaning. It's my release. I get up at 6 A.M. and clean and hoover and mop everything. Then I feel better.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOP»

Discover the use of mop in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mop and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Death by Killer Mop Doll

Critical acclaim for Assault with a Deadly Glue Gun, the first book in the Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery series "Oddball characters, uproariously funny situations, and a heroine with a strong sense of irony will delight fans of Janet ...

Lois Winston, 2012

Design of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants MOP 8, Fifth ...

Contemporary Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Design Methods Fully revised and updated, this three-volume set from the Water Environment Federation and the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil ...

Water Environment Federation, 2009

A Mop for Pop

Illustrates graphically and in rhyme why lop-eared rabbits don't belong in ice cream shops.

Gina Clegg Erickson, 1991

Santa Claus Doesn't Mop Floors

The third-graders at Bailey Elementary School wonder if Mr. Jolly, the new custodian who keeps the school as clean and cold as the North Pole, could possibly be Santa Claus, but Eddie isn't so sure

Debbie Dadey, 1991

Monster Mop

A learn-to-read story about a monster.

Aimee Mark, 1997

Nutrient Removal, WEF MOP 34

Natural treatment systems are also discussed in this definitive guide.

Water Environment Federation, 2010

Married To The Mop

Barbara Colley. Clutching the laundry basket with an iron grip, Charlotte nodded. If he knew who she was, that must mean that he'd okayed Emily hiring her. Feeling a measure of relief, she tried to speak, but the words seemedtostick inher  ...

Barbara Colley, 2006

Little Mop lost

A little girl takes her dog, Mop, for a walk but when they become separated by traffic, Mop gets lost.

Kayoko Kanome, 1992

Safety Health and Security in Wastewater Systems, Sixth ...

The Definitive Guide to Safety for the Wastewater Industry Safety, Health, and Security in Wastewater Systems, Sixth Edition, provides the critical information necessary for regulatory compliance, reduction of liability, reduction of costs, ...

Water Environment Federation, 2012

Wastewater Collection Systems Management MOP 7, Sixth Edition

This authoritative volume offers strategies for developing a comprehensive asset-management program that encompasses capacity, management, operations, and maintenance (CMOM) principles as well as the business, engineering, human resource, ...

Water Environment Federation, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mop is used in the context of the following news items.

RBI in overdrive to mop up liquidity in banking system

The liquidity in the banking system has seen dramatic improvement in just two months —from a deficit of more than Rs.1 trillion at the end of ... «Livemint, Jul 15»

Axis Mutual Fund aims to mop up Rs 600 crore

MUMBAI: Axis Mutual Fund plans to mop up between Rs 500 crore and Rs 600 crore through Axis Equity Saver, a multi-asset open-ended ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

Axis Equity Saver aims to mop up Rs 600 crore

MUMBAI: Axis Mutual Fund plans to mop up between Rs 500 crore and Rs 600 crore through Axis Equity Saver, a multi-asset open-ended ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»

Warwick Davis admits he uses a mop to get high things when …

He said the scene where he used a mop to get things down from tall shelves in a supermarket - and was then asked to buy it - is based on his ... «Western Daily Press, Jul 15»

Bank of India to mop up Rs 6000 cr via bonds

Bank of India to mop up Rs 6,000 cr via bonds. Bank of India (BoI) is looking to raise up to Rs 6,000 crore through Tier-I or Tier-II bonds, apart ... «Financial Express, Jul 15»

SEBI to barred cos: resolve issues before funds mop-up

Companies whose shares are suspended for trading on stock exchanges have been forbidden to raise further capital till clearance of de-listing ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»

Bear Creek fire 75 per cent contained; mop-up work underway

Firefighting efforts in Bear Creek provincial park are in the mop-up stage with the blaze now deemed to be 75 per cent contained. The fire did ... «The Daily Courier, Jul 15»

'Joy' Trailer: Jennifer Lawrence Invents A Mop

Jennifer Lawrence plays some lady who invented a mop in Joy, her next collaboration with director David O. Russell. She's also reuniting with ... «Pop Insomniacs, Jul 15»

Police mop-up operation as Tynemouth towel thief pulls off seaside …

Police mop-up operation as Tynemouth towel thief pulls off seaside heist. Police have been mocked on social media after putting out an appeal ... «BT.com, Jul 15»

Crews mop up fire in Marion

Fire crews are mopping up a 2 1/2-acre fire in Marion. According to the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, the fire burned an area ... «NBC Montana, Jul 15»