I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a mass/mop of curls (= a lot of curls )
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a gorgeous Italian man with a mass of dark curls
a mop of hair (= a large amount of thick untidy hair )
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He had an unruly mop of brown hair.
mop/wipe your brow (= dry your brow with your hand or a cloth because you are hot or nervous )
wash/mop the floor
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The floor needs mopping.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All the spawning mops were removed and I hoped to see a shoal of young Cardinal Tetras.
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As he left his room, he noticed a mop and bucket sitting in a corner in the hallway.
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As Robert watched, Aziz raised his mop and started a kind of semaphore in the direction of the Windmill.
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Daily inspections of the tank will indicate a few fry hanging on the tank sides and others hiding in the mops.
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He was still carrying his mop and broom and wearing his brown overalls.
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I saw a guy with a head the size of a bucket-the kind you put mops in.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
up
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A second equally good story describes mopping up an oil spill at sea.
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After the worst of it was mopped up , lunch continued.
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It went down well, with dry bread to mop up the water.
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Unfortunately, the weapon mopping up after the Cold War is very lethal, costs a few hundred bucks and is everywhere.
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Staff were mopping up today as Mr Alton held his usual surgery.
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A janitor mopped up the gore and it all got thrown away or was buried somewhere.
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Anyway, the people who disposed of her body mopped up some blood, and squeezed it out on to the garments.
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Fire crews were mopping up early Tuesday.
■ NOUN
brow
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She sat on the bed, mopping his brow .
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Once Chuck turned and grinned delightedly at her as he paused to mop his brow , and she smiled warmly back.
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He sighed and mopped his brow .
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She stood up, mopping her brow with the back of a skeleton wrist.
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The Archdeacon, to Theodora's amusement, mopped his brow .
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The Prince mopped his brow , his hands sweaty inside his gloves, as he faced the bowling for the new over.
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Damien mopped his brow , but decided not to remove his jacket, as he was wearing braces.
face
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In the hall Kruger took out his handkerchief and mopped his perspiring face .
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He mopped his face with it.
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Georgiades came back mopping his face .
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The rector turned and looked out the window behind his desk, and mopped his rain-soaked face and hands with a handkerchief.
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I smiled, mopped my face , and sat on a rock to toast myself with two pints of chlorinated water.
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Roy stops mopping her face with a towel and looks up at Jody.
floor
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Matthew made them mop the floor and Rory hadn't minded.
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She came home from work in the hospital pharmacy to find him doing the laundry or mopping the floor .
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One was mopping the floor , another dispensing pills.
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Barnabas sat down at once and gazed at him, mopping the garage floor with his tail.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A trainer mopped Norwood's face with a towel.
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Dan has to mop the floor of the café every night.
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I just mopped the kitchen floor.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A second equally good story describes mopping up an oil spill at sea.
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Barnabas sat down at once and gazed at him, mopping the garage floor with his tail.
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He mopped at his chin, his attention turned inward.
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Run For Free led the charge in the £35,000 stamina test, and the Pipe supporting cast mopped up the minor prizes.
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She sat on the bed, mopping his brow.
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Staff were mopping up today as Mr Alton held his usual surgery.
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The every so often it was mopped, the every so often sprayed.
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Unfortunately, the weapon mopping up after the Cold War is very lethal, costs a few hundred bucks and is everywhere.