1. a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
2. a thick mass of hair.
3. a polishing wheel having several layers of cloth secured by a boss.

4. to rub, wipe, clean, or remove with a mop (often followed by up): to mop up a spill.
5. to wipe as if with a mop: to mop the face with a handkerchief.

6. to clean or wipe with or as if with a mop (often followed by up): First he swept, then he mopped up.

7. mop up,
• to clear (ground, trenches, towns, etc.) of scattered or remaining enemy combatants after attacking forces have conquered the area.
• to dispose of; complete; finish: He mopped up the rest of his business and went on a vacation.

8. floor (def. 20).

1. to make a disappointed or unhappy face; grimace: an unruly child that mops and mows.

2. a wry face; grimace.

1. 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
2. something resembling this, such as a tangle of hair

3. to clean or soak up with or as if with a mop

1. to make a grimace or sad expression (esp in the phrase mop and mow)

2. such a face or expression

1. (in various parts of England) an annual fair at which formerly servants were hired

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