wet mop

English

Alternative forms

Noun

wet mop (plural wet mops)

  1. A mop with an absorbent head, used to wipe floors with water or a cleaning solution.

Verb

wet mop (third-person singular simple present wet mops, present participle wet mopping, simple past and past participle wet mopped)

  1. (intransitive) To clean or to wipe with a wet mop.
    • 1976, Lewis, Ralph, Manual for Museums, Clemson University Libraries, page 208
      2. Clean floor surfaces over which visitors walk including door mats, runners, carpets, exposed floors and stairs — vacuuming, wet mopping, scrubbing or dust mopping as the kind of surface requires; remove gum or tar and spot clean carpets.
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