mopped

Wiped up spills

Mopped is the past tense of mop—to clean a floor with a mop, a long-handled tool with absorbent material at the end: She mopped the kitchen after dinner.

To mop up is to clean remaining liquid or, figuratively, to finish off: They mopped up the last of the enemy resistance.

To mop one's brow is to wipe away sweat.

cleaning

scrubbed

Cleaned thoroughly or canceled

sponged · sanitized · disinfected · squeegeed · rinsed · sopped · wrung · bucket · detergent · bleach

floor

tile

Flat surface-covering piece

vinyl · marble · concrete · kitchen · hallway · bathroom · baseboards · grout · spill · puddle

wet

damp

Slightly wet

drenched · saturated · dripping · slopped · wrung-out · spongy · squelchy · pooled · slick · slippery

sweat

brow

Facial ridge overhead

toweled · dabbed · wiped · glistening · perspiration · exertion · heat · exhaustion · bandana · handkerchief

defeated

trounced

Defeated decisively

walloped · thrashed · clobbered · decimated · annihilated · steamrolled · dominated · outscored · shutout · blowout

Categories
Opposites
cleaning action

moppeddirtied

Made unclean

soiled · unmopped · muddied · sullied · stained

cleaning method

moppedswept

Cleaned with bristles

vacuumed · dusted · dry-cleaned · brushed

Phrases
Family

mopping, moppet, mopper, moppers, moppets

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G