Cleaning and Mopping

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Cleaning noun - The act of making something clean.

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Mopping and cleaning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mopping" instead a noun "Cleaning".

Nearby Words: clean, cleaned, cleanup, clearing, cleaner

Mopping noun - Cleaning with a mop.

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Cleaning and mopping are semantically related. You can use "Cleaning" instead a noun "Mopping".

Nearby Words: mop, mopped

Similarly, there's an ad for Swiffer steam boost featuring men cleaning... but they're soldiers mopping up their barracks for inspection.

Source: Men Buy from Mars, Women Buy from Venus
The trainees are typically kept busy washing dishes, mopping floors, and cleaning up messes, at least in the Air Force.

Source: Peeling Potatoes
M-O, a sanitation droid, is so obsessed with cleaning up WALL-E's dirt that he follows him through the entire ship mopping up his messes.

Source: Absurdly Dedicated Worker

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