1. Cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
   "She used a swob to mop up the spilled water";
   - swab, swob
    
2. [informal] Thick or unruly hair
   "The child had a mop of curly hair that resisted combing";
   - thatch [informal]

1. Wipe to make clean or soak up liquid
   "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel"; "She mopped up the spilled coffee";
   - wipe up, mop up
    
2. [archaic] Make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip
   "mop and mow";
   - pout, mow [archaic]

Derived forms: mopped, mopping, mops

Type of: absorb, cleaning device, cleaning equipment, cleaning implement, coif, coiffure, do [informal], draw, grimace, hair style, hairdo [informal], hairstyle, imbibe, make a face, pull a face [informal], soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up

Encyclopedia: Mop