Mat Definition

măt
mats, matted, matting
noun
mats
A flat, coarse fabric made of woven or plaited hemp, straw, rope, rushes, etc., often used as a floor covering.
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A piece of this or of corrugated rubber, cocoa fiber, etc., used variously as a doormat, bathmat, or removable floor covering for a car.

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A flat piece of cloth, woven straw, etc., put under a vase, dish, or the like, or used as an ornament, as on a table.
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A thickly padded floor covering, esp. one used in a gymnasium for tumbling, wrestling, etc.
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A pad, as of rubber or plastic, used to protect the surface of an oven, sink, etc.
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Synonyms:
verb
mats, matted, matting
To cover with or as with a mat or mats.
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To interweave, felt, or tangle together into a thick mass.
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To be interwoven, felted, or tangled together into a thick mass.
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To produce a dull finish on (metal, glass, etc.)
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To apply a mat to (a picture)
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Synonyms:
abbreviation
Master of Arts in Teaching.
American Heritage
Matinee.
American Heritage

(biblical) Book of Matthew, also see.

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adjective
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pronoun

A diminutive of the male given name Matthew.

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idiom
go to the mat
  • to engage willingly in a struggle or dispute, as on another's behalf
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Other Word Forms of Mat

Noun

Singular:
mat
Plural:
mats

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Mat

Origin of Mat

  • From French dull from Old French defeated, withered perhaps from Latin mattus stupefied, senseless possibly from maditus past participle of madēre to be wet

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English from Old English matte from Late Latin matta of Phoenician origin nṭy in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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