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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MOP, n. [L. mappa.] A piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums or coarse yarn fastened to a handle and used for cleaning floors.
1. A wry mouth. [Not used.]
MOP, v.t. To rub or wipe with a mop.
MOP, v.i. To make a wry mouth. [Not used.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors [syn: swab, swob, mop] 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, mop]
2: make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted" [syn: pout, mop, mow]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English mappe Date: 15th century 1. an implement made of absorbent material fastened to a handle and used especially for cleaning floors 2. something that resembles a mop; especially a thick mass of hair II. verb (mopped; mopping) 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 • mopper noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. & v. --n. 1 a wad or bundle of cotton or synthetic material fastened to the end of a stick, for cleaning floors etc. 2 a similarly-shaped large or small implement for various purposes. 3 anything resembling a mop, esp. a thick mass of hair. 4 an act of mopping or being mopped (gave it a mop). --v.tr. (mopped, mopping) 1 wipe or clean with or as with a mop. 2 a wipe tears or sweat etc. from (one's face or brow etc.). b wipe away (tears etc.). Phrases and idioms: mop up 1 wipe up with or as with a mop. 2 colloq. absorb (profits etc.). 3 dispatch; make an end of. 4 Mil. a complete the occupation of (a district etc.) by capturing or killing enemy troops left there. b capture or kill (stragglers). Derivatives: moppy adj. Etymology: ME mappe, perh. ult. rel. to L mappa napkin 2. n. Brit. hist. an autumn fair or gathering at which farm-hands and servants were formerly hired. Etymology: perh. = mop-fair, at which a mop was carried by a maidservant seeking employment

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Mop Mop, n. [See Mope.] A made-up face; a grimace. ``What mops and mowes it makes!'' --Beau. & Fl.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Mop Mop, v. i. To make a wry mouth. [Obs.] --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(mops, mopping, mopped) 1. A mop is a piece of equipment for washing floors. It consists of a sponge or many pieces of string attached to a long handle. N-COUNT 2. If you mop a surface such as a floor, you clean it with a mop. There was a woman mopping the stairs. VERB: V n 3. If you mop sweat from your forehead or mop your forehead, you wipe it with a piece of cloth. He mopped perspiration from his forehead... The Inspector took out a handkerchief and mopped his brow. = wipe VERB: V n from n, V n 4. If someone has a mop of hair, they have a lot of hair and it looks rather untidy. He was long-limbed and dark-eyed, with a mop of tight, dark curls. N-COUNT: usu N of n

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

A kind of annual fair in the west of England, where farmers usually hire their servants.

Airports

Landing Facility Type	AIRPORT
Airport Code	MOP
EFF_DATE	02/16/2006
FAA Region	AGL
FAA District	DET
State	MI
State	MICHIGAN
County	ISABELLA
County State	MI
City Name	MOUNT PLEASANT
Full Name	MOUNT PLEASANT MUNI
Owner Type	PU
Facility Use	PU
Facility City, State, Zip	"MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48858"
Elevation	755
Aeronautical chart on which the airport facility appears	DETROIT
Distance from the central business district of the associated city to the airport in nautical miles	02
Direction of airport from the central business district of the associated city	NE
NASP/Federal Agreement Code	NGY
Customs international airport	N
Customs Landing Rights Airport	N
Joint Use	N
Military Landing Rights	Y
Control Tower	N
Based Single Engine General Aviation Aircraft	035
Based Multi-engine general aviation aircraft	002
Based Ultralight aircraft	001
Air Taxi	001000
General Aviation, Local Operations	008926
General Aviation - Itinerant Operations	013389
Military Aircraft Operations	000100
Latitude	43.6216683333
Longitude	-84.7374850000
State FIPS code	26
State Postal Code	MI
Total domestic enplanements (inbound plus outbound)	6
Version	09

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