3 entries under this word

Mop

Mŏp, n.

noun

n. [W. mop, mopa, Ir. moipal, Gael. moibeal, moibean. Cf. Lat. mappa, a napkin.]

  1. An instrument for washing floors, or the like, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.
  2. [Prov. Ger. muff, mupf.] A made-up face; a grimace; a mowe. “What mops and mowes it makes!” Beau. & Fl.
  3. A fair where servants are hired. [Prov. Eng.]
  4. The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet. Halliwell.

Mŏp, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. MOPPED (mŏpt); p. pr. & vb. n. MOPPING.] To rub or wipe with a mop.

Mŏp, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. To make a wry mouth. [Obs.] Shak.