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Mopping

of Mop

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Broader term 3

Scouring 76% connected

of Scour

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Scrub 76% connected

To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Scrubbing 76% connected

of Scrub

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

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Swab 74% connected

To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Swab 74% connected

To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Swabbing 92% connected

of Swab

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.