Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mop up the ice

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables
mop up the ice
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fall many times during a performance.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the image of cleaning the ice with one's body.

Inflected Forms

mops up the ice (present, singular) mopping up the ice (participle, present) mopped up the ice (participle, past) mopped up the ice (past)

Questions

What does mop up the ice mean?
To fall many times during a performance.
Where does mop up the ice come from?
From the image of cleaning the ice with one's body.

How to pronounce mop up the ice

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