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  1. 1. n. A made-up face; a grimace. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. To make a wry mouth. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. 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. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A fair where servants are hired. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. 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. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip Source: wordnet
  10. 10. A made-up face; a grimace. "What mops and mowes it makes!" Beau. & Fl. To make a wry mouth. [Obs.] Shak. 1. 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. 2. A fair where servants are hired. [Prov. Eng.] 3. The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. Mop head. (a) The end of a mop, to which the thrums or rags are fastened. (b) A clamp for holding the thrums or rags of a mop. [U.S.] 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. Source: webster
  11. 11. A made-up face; a grimace. "What mops and mowes it makes!"Beau. & Fl. Source: adambom
  12. 12. n:43/v:57 n cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors v to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop v make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip Source: ecdict

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