# mops

Pronunciation: say "MOPS" US /mɑps/, UK /mɒps/

## Noun

1. Plural of mop. — plural of mop
   - Simple: Plural of mop. Use this form when you mean more than one mop.
   - _Two soaked mops leaned in the bucket beside the back door._
   - _The cleaning crew wrung out their mops at the end of the shift._
3. A pug; a small, stocky dog with a wrinkled flat face, short muzzle and curled tail.
   - Simple: A small dog with a flat face, short nose, and tightly curled tail.
   - _Her favorite mops dozed on a velvet cushion through the entire afternoon._
   - _The old gentleman walked his snorting mops slowly around the square each morning._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of mop. — third-person singular simple present indicative of mop
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of mop. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _She mops the spilled coffee before it spreads across the tile._
   - _Each morning the porter mops the marble lobby until it shines._

## Origin

Borrowed from German "Mops" ("pug"), which itself comes from Dutch "mops".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/mops (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).