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Meep vs Mop - What's the difference?

meep | mop |

As an interjection meep

is a nonsense word, imitating an animal's cry, or a car's horn.

As a noun meep

is an endearing term of affection between lovers.

As a verb meep

is to make a high-pitched exclamation.

As a symbol mop is

macanese pataca.

meep

English

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • a nonsense word, imitating an animal's cry, or a car's horn
  • * ???', , ''Meep the Baby Martin'', published in ''Soviet Literature: Issues 7-12'' in ' 1983 :
    • "Meep, meep, meep! " echoed his brothers and sisters. They all felt pleased with themselves for having learnt to call their mother [...]
  • * 2006 , Dave Bidini, The Five Hole Stories , page 62:
    • "We gave him three nervous breakdowns, you know," he says, waving his fingers in the rear view.
    "Listen, I..."
    "I've heard this kind of thing before. The English think the French are little blind dogs. Meep meep meep meep meep ," he says, performing a talking pantomime with his hand.

    Synonyms

    * beep

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an endearing term of affection between lovers
  • * 2012 , B. E. Josephman, Lilium Love Stories , page 607:
    • Brett poked Erica on the nose and said, "You are my little meep!"

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to make a high-pitched exclamation
  • * 2005 , John Gardner, October Light , page 126:
    • He cried out, as if he meant it as a joke, "When I was Richard's age I nearly died of pneumonia." "Darling, it is cold," Ariah meeped , and put her mitten on his.
  • * 2005 , Rachel Caine, Chill Factor , page 103:
    • "See that guy down there?" Jonathan asked, and tilted my chair up on its front legs to give me a better view. I meeped and clutched the chair arms harder. "No? Well, okay, granted, they all look alike from up here. Here, I'll help." My forehead touched the glass. It rippled like water, and I melted right through the slick, cold surface, [...]
  • * 2007 , Pat Schmatz, Circle the Truth , page 188:
    • Rith stayed where he was, watching the silhouette of the cat in the darkness. She sat perfectly still and watched him back. Then she meeped and looked at the stairs.

    Anagrams

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    mop

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia mop)
  • An implement for washing floors, or the like, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.
  • (humorous) A dense head of hair.
    • He ran a comb through his mop and hurried out the door.
  • (British, dialect) A fair where servants are hired.
  • (British, dialect) The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet.
    • (Halliwell)
  • A made-up face; a grimace.
  • * (rfdate) (Francis Beaumont) and
    • What mops and mowes it makes! --
  • * 1610 , , act 4 scene 1
    • Before you can say 'Come' and 'Go,'
    And breathe twice; and cry 'so, so,'
    Each one, tripping on his toe,
    Will be here with mop and mow.

    Derived terms

    * mophead * mop squeezer * mop water

    Descendants

    * German: (l)

    Verb

    (mopp)
  • To rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop, or as if with a mop.
    • to mop (or scrub) a floor
    to mop one's face with a handkerchief
  • To make a wry expression with the mouth.
    • (Shakespeare)

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