Mop vs. Mopper — What's the Difference?

A mop (such as a floor mop) is a mass or bundle of coarse strings or yarn, etc., or a piece of cloth, sponge or other absorbent material, attached to a pole or stick. It is used to soak up liquid, for cleaning floors and other surfaces, to mop up dust, or for other cleaning purposes.

A household implement made of absorbent material attached to a typically long handle and used for washing, dusting, or drying floors.

A household implement made of absorbent material attached to a typically long handle and used for washing, dusting, or drying floors.

A loosely tangled bunch or mass

A loosely tangled bunch or mass

To wash or wipe with or as if with a mop

To wash or wipe with or as if with a mop

To use a mop to wash or dry surfaces

To use a mop to wash or dry surfaces

One who mops

An implement for washing floors or similar, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.

A worker who uses a mop to clean a surface

A wash with a mop; the act of mopping.

(humorous) A dense head of hair.

A fair where servants are hired.

The young of any animal.

A young girl; a moppet.

A made-up face; a grimace.

(transitive) To rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop, or as if with a mop.

(intransitive) To make a wry expression with the mouth.

To shoplift.

A made-up face; a grimace.

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.

A fair where servants are hired.

The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet.

To make a wry mouth.

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.

Cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors

To wash or wipe with or as if with a mop;

Make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip;