mop down
B1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
Clean something big, like a floor or wall, completely using a mop.
Literal meaning: To move a mop downward or all the way across something — a transparent combination.
Meanings
1 A2 neutral
To clean a large surface such as a floor or deck thoroughly with a mop.
"After the party, she mopped down the kitchen floor before going to bed."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Less common than 'mop up'. Used in contexts of cleaning floors, decks, or large surfaces. More likely to appear in instructions or descriptions of thorough cleaning routines.
Commonly used with
floor deck kitchen corridor surface bathroom
Forms
Base
mop down
I/you/we/they
3rd person
mops down
he/she/it
Past simple
moped down
yesterday
Past participle
moped down
have + pp
-ing form
moping down
continuous
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