(roofing) an application procedure in which roofing elements (insulation boards, felt plies, cap sheets, etc.) are initially placed upside down adjacent to their ultimate location; coated with adhesive or bitumen; and turned over and adhered to the substrate.

(UK, obsolete) A young whiting. / (UK, obsolete) A pretty girl.

(slang, idiomatic) To be left in a disadvantageous position. / (slang, idiomatic, UK, obsolete) Of a bus: to be deliberately boxed in by another so as to lose the opportunity to pick up passengers.

Alternative form of Mrs Mop

(Britain, informal) A charlady.

The end of a mop, to which the thrums or rags are fastened. / (US) A clamp for holding the thrums or rags of a mop.

To clean up (liquid) with a mop, rag, sponge, or other cleaning device. / (informal) To fix problems; to correct or repair.

A mop with a sponge at right angles to a handle, which is used for mopping floors and by use of a second levered arm may be squeezed out into a standard bucket with no grating or grill as required for a conventional mop.

plural of whiting-mop

plural of mop squeezer