noun
    
    plural mops
    
    [count] a tool for cleaning floors that has a bundle of cloth or yarn or a sponge attached to a long handle
    
    a large amount of tangled or untidy hair on a person's head
    
    
    
    verb
    
    mops; mopped; mopping
    
    to clean (a floor) with a mop [+ obj]
    
    
    
    
    
    [+ obj] to wipe (something that is wet)
    
    
    
    to wipe (a liquid) from something
    
    
    
    mop up
    
    [phrasal verb]
    
    mop (something) up or mop up (something) :to remove (a liquid) from a surface by using a mop, towel, etc.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    mop up or mop (something) up or mop up (something) informal :to do the final things that are needed to complete a job or task