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mops

SayMOPSUS/mɑps/UK/mɒps/

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3 meanings of mops

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of mop. Use this form when you mean more than one mop.

    The janitor lined up three wet mops against the wall.

    All the mops in the closet smelled of bleach.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of mop. Use it with he, she, or it.

    He mops the kitchen floor every evening after dinner.

    The new caretaker mops the hallway twice a day.

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  3. 3
    nouncountable
    A small dog with a flat face, short nose, and tightly curled tail.

    The duchess carried her mops everywhere, tucked under one arm.

    A wheezing little mops waddled across the parlor toward the fire.

    Similarpug

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mops is a form of mop

mop, noun: A tool for cleaning floors, made of cloth or yarn fastened to a long handle. Full entry

Forms
mopmops plural
Spelling
mop → mops: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /s/.

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Origin

This word comes from German "Mops" (a pug dog), which came from Dutch "mops".