Mopping (original) (raw)

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I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cleaning with a mopplay

Example:

he gave it a good mopping

Synonyms:

mopping; swabbing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("mopping" is a kind of...):

scouring; scrub; scrubbing (the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water)

Derivation:

mop (to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop)

II. (verb)

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb mop

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