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Examples of mopping
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No was was injured and crews were reportedly mopping up less than an hour later.
From the sltrib.com
I started out mopping floors, waiting tables, and tending bar at my dad's tavern.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It is treated by mopping the pus and putting antibiotic ear drops into the canal.
From the dailymail.co.uk
The pita bread that is served to start was the perfect addition to mopping it up.
From the gothamgal.com
Until the talent is spread more evenly, the Cinderellas will keep mopping floors.
From the sfgate.com
But Labour can't win next time by merely mopping up disillusioned Lib Dem voters.
From the guardian.co.uk
One day I'm hanging washing out on the Hills Hoist and mopping the kitchen floor.
From the smh.com.au
In the meanwhile, let's just start mopping up the tears Dave shed at losing Liam.
From the guardian.co.uk
Mopping up after sick puppies might serve Romney well in his run for president.
From the suntimes.com
- Swab: cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
- Wipe up: to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel"
- Pout: make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted"
- (mopping) swabbing: cleaning with a mop; "he gave it a good mopping"
- A 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; or for other cleaning purposes. ...
- MOPS is the common name for the compound 3-(N-morpholino)propanesulfonic acid, a buffer introduced by Good et al. in the 1960s. It is a structural analog to MES. Its chemical structure contains a morpholine ring. HEPES is a similar pH buffering compound which contains a piperazine ring. ...
- (Mops (genus)) Mops is a genus of bats in the Molossidae family. Species within this genus are: Subgenus Xiphonycteris * Mops bakarii * Sierra Leone Free-tailed Bat Mops brachypterus * Dwarf Free-tailed Bat Mops nanulus * Peterson's Free-tailed Bat Mops petersoni * Spurrell's Free-tailed Bat ...
- 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 dense head of hair; A fair where servants are hired; The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet; A made-up face; a grimace; To rub, scrub, ...
- (Mopping) In roofing, a layer of hot bitumen mopped between plies of roofing felt. Full mopping is the application of bitumen by mopping in such a manner that the surface being mopped is entirely coated with a reasonably uniform coating. ...
