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8 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mop \Mop\, n. [See {Mope}.] A made-up face; a grimace. ``What mops and mowes it makes!'' --Beau. & Fl From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mop \Mop\, n. [CF. W. mop, mopa, Ir moipal Gael. moibeal moibean or OF mappe a napkin (see {Map}, {Napkin}).] 1. An implement 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. A fair where servants are hired. [Prov. Eng.] 3. The young of any animal; also a young girl; a moppet. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. {Mop head}. a The end of a mop, to which the thrums or rags are fastened. b A clamp for holding the thrums or rags of a mop. [U.S.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mop \Mop\, v. i. To make a wry mouth. [Obs.] --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mop \Mop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mopped}; p. pr & vb n. {Mopping}.] To rub or wipe with a mop, or as with a mop; as to mop a floor; to mop one's face with a handkerchief. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mop n : absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors [syn: {swab}, {swob}] v 1: to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop: Mop the hallway now! He mopped her forehead with a towel. [syn: {wipe up}, {mop up}] 2: wash with a swab or a mop; "Mop the floors" [syn: {swab}, {swob}] 3: make a sad face; "mop and mow" [syn: {pout}, {mow}] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: MOP Maintenance Operations Protocol (DEC) From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: MOP Multiple Original Prints From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: MOP Meta Object Protocol (CLOS)
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