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Synonyms of mop in English:

mop


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noun

1‘a mop and bucket’

SYNONYMS
sponge, swab, squeegee

2‘her tousled mop of hair’

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shock, mane, thatch, tangle, mass, mat

verb

1‘a man was mopping the floor’

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wash, clean, wipe, swab, sponge, squeegee

Phrases

    mop something up

    1‘I mopped up the spilt coffee’


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    wipe up, clean up, soak up, absorb, sop up, sponge up

    2‘troops mopped up the last pockets of resistance’


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    finish off, deal with, make an end of, dispose of, account for, take care of, clear up, eliminate, dispatch