n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: mopped ; mop · ping
Date: 1709
transitive verb
1 : to use a mop on specifically : to clean or clear away by mopping < mop the floors> ― often used with up < mop up the spillage>
2 : to wipe as if with a mop < mopped his brow with a handkerchief>
intransitive verb : to clean a surface (as a floor) with a mop
– mop · per noun