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A mop is a tool. People use it to clean floors. It can soak up water. It can also pick up dirt. Some mops look like paintbrushes. You can use these to paint. The word MOP can mean many things. It can be a name for a group. One group is called Messengers of Peace. This is for Scouts. MOP can also be a math program. This program is at Carnegie Mellon University. It trains people for a math contest. In science, MOP is a type of receptor. This is a part of a cell. There is also a protein called MOP flippase. This protein helps move things. MOP can even be a type of money. This is the currency of Macau. It is called the Macanese pataca. A MOP is also a very big bomb. The US Air Force uses it. It is called the Massive Ordnance Penetrator.

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