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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mop \Mop\, noun [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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mop \Mop\, verb (used with an object) [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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mop \Mop\, noun [See {Mope}.] A made-up face; a grimace. ''What mops and mowes it makes!'' --Beau. & Fl.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mop \Mop\, verb (used without an object) To make a wry mouth. [Obs.] --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
mop
noun: cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors [syn: {swab}, {swob}]
verb
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: make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted" [syn: {pout}, {mow}] [also: {mopping}, {mopped}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
52 Moby Thesaurus words for "mop": baptize, bath, bathe, crop, douche, fleece, flush, flush out, gargle, grimace, head, head of hair, holystone, irrigate, lather, launder, lave, locks, make a face, make a mouth, mane, mat, mop and mow, mop up, mouth, mow, mug, pout, pull a face, rinse, rinse out, ritually immerse, scour, scrub, scrub up, shag, shampoo, shock, shower, sluice, sluice out, soap, sponge, swab, syringe, thatch, toivel, tresses, tub, wash, wash out, wash up
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
MOP Maintenance Operations Protocol (DEC)
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
MOP Meta Object Protocol (CLOS)
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
MOP Multiple Original Prints
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