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wet mop

wet mop noun: a mop with an absorbent head, used to wipe floors with water or a cleaning solution.

Noun

wet mop (plural wet mops)

  1. A mop with an absorbent head, used to wipe floors with water or a cleaning solution.

Verb

wet mop (third-person singular simple present wet mops, present participle wet mopping, simple past and past participle wet mopped)

  1. (intransitive) To clean or to wipe with a wet mop.
    • 2. Clean floor surfaces over which visitors walk including door mats, runners, carpets, exposed floors and stairs — vacuuming, wet mopping, scrubbing or dust mopping as the kind of surface requires; remove gum or tar and spot clean carpets.1976, Lewis, Ralph, Manual for Museums, Clemson University Libraries, page 208

Forms of wet mop

Noun
pluralwet mops
alternative formwetmop
alternative formwet-mop
Verb
third-person singular presentwet mops
present participlewet mopping
past participlewet mopped
pastwet mopped

Questions about wet mop

What does wet mop mean?
Wet mop means a mop with an absorbent head, used to wipe floors with water or a cleaning solution.
What part of speech is wet mop?
Wet mop can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of wet mop?
The plural of wet mop is wet mops.

Words near wet mop in the dictionary

  1. wet meadow
  2. wet meadows
  3. wet meter
  4. wet meters
  5. wet moon
  6. wet mop
  7. wet mopped
  8. wet mopping
  9. wet mops
  10. wet mount
  11. wet mounts

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