Mop and Scrub

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Mop

Mop verb - To wash or wipe with or as if with a mop.
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Scrub is a synonym for mop in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Scrub" instead the word "Mop" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like scour.
Nearby Words: moping, mopped, mopping

Scrub

Scrub verb - To put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to).
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Antonyms for Scrub
Mop is a synonym for scrub in activity topic. You can use "Mop" instead the word "Scrub" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as scour, clean with force.
Nearby Words: scrubby, scrubland

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good good mop good scrub
involuntary involuntary mop involuntary scrub

Common collocations

time mop time scrub time
floor mop floor scrub floor
floors mop floors scrub floors

Both words in one sentence

  • Janitor Impersonation Infiltration So she comes back after shift change, goes to the mop closet, brings out a bucket of water and a sponge, and on her hands and knees, proceeds to scrub her way to the ward where her daughter is staying.
    Source: Janitor Impersonation Infiltration
  • The Dung Ages Scene 2 — a description of how the sailors acting as servants clean the house just like they do the ship — up before dawn, disassemble the entire house, mop, scrub, dry, put the house back together, THEN wake the Captain up.
    Source: The Dung Ages
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