mop

US: /ˈmɑp/
UK: /mˈɒp/


English Vietnamese dictionary


mop /mɔp/
  • ngoại động từ
    • túi lau sàn, giẻ lau sàn
    • ngoại động từ
      • lau, chùi
        • to mop the floor: lau sàn
      • to mop up
        • thu dọn, nhặt nhạnh
      • (quân sự) càn quét
      • (từ lóng) vét sạch
        • to mop up the beer: nốc cạn chỗ bia
      • to mop the floor (ground, earth) with someone
        • (từ lóng) hoàn toàn áp đảo ai, có ưu thế tuyệt đối với ai; đánh bại ai hoàn toàn
    • danh từ
      • mops and mow nét mặt nhăn nhó
      • nội động từ
        • to mop and mow nhăn nhó
        • danh từ
          • chợ phiên mùa thu (để đến tìm thuê thợ gặt...)

        Advanced English dictionary


        noun, verb
        + noun
        1 a tool for washing floors that has a long handle with a bunch of thick strings or soft material at the end: a mop and bucket
        2 a kitchen UTENSIL (= a tool) for washing dishes, that has a short handle with soft material at one end
        3 a mass of thick, often untidy, hair: a mop of curly red hair
        + verb (-pp-) [VN]
        1 to clean sth with a mop: She wiped all the surfaces and mopped the floor.
        2 ~ sth (from sth) to remove liquid from the surface of sth using a cloth: He took out a handkerchief to mop his brow (= to remove the sweat).
        Phrasal Verbs: mop sth/sb<->up to remove the liquid from sth using sth that absorbs it: Do you want some bread to mop up that sauce? + (figurative) A number of smaller companies were mopped up (= taken over) by the American multinational. + (figurative) New equipment mopped up (= used up) what was left of this year's budget.
        mop sb/sth<->up
        1 to complete or end sth by dealing with the final parts: There are a few things that need mopping up before I can leave.
        2 to get rid of the last few people who continue to oppose you, especially by capturing or killing them: Troops combed the area to mop up any remaining resistance.

        Concise English dictionary


        mopped|mopping|mopsmɑ /mɒp
        noun
        +cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
        verb
        +to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
        +make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip