a tool for washing floors that has a long handle with soft material or a bunch of thick strings at the end

​mop something (from something) to remove liquid from the surface of something using a cloth. He took out a handkerchief to mop his brow (= to remove the ...

2mop something (from something) to remove liquid from the surface of something using a cloth He took out a handkerchief to mop his brow (= to remove the ...

a tool for washing floors that has a long handle with a bunch of thick strings or soft material at the end

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb mop. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is now obsolete.

The earliest known use of the noun mop is in the 1940s. OED's earliest evidence for mop is from 1945, in a dictionary by L. Shelly.

to remove the liquid from something using something that absorbs it. Do you want some bread to mop up that sauce?

to complete or end something by dealing with the final parts; to use up what is left of something; to get rid of the last few people who continue to oppose you.

3 дня назад · MOP definition: 1. a stick with soft material attached to one end, especially used for washing floors: 2. to use a…. Learn more.

to spend time walking around a place with no particular purpose, especially because you feel sorry for yourself.