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mop

 
/mɑp/ v [I/T] (-pp-)

Definition

[I/T] I can go as soon as I finish mopping (the floor). If you mop the sweat (= liquid produced because you are hot) from your face, you use your hand or a piece of cloth to remove it.
(Definition of mop v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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