Mat meaning

A small flat piece of decorated material placed under a lamp, dish of food, or other object.

Mat is defined as to put protective coverings on the floor or table, or to tangle.

(sports) A floor pad to protect athletes, as in wrestling or gymnastics.

The definition of a mat is a flat fabric used as a floor covering.

A flat piece of coarse fabric or other material used for wiping one's shoes or feet, or in various other forms as a floor covering.

A densely woven or thickly tangled mass.

The solid part of a lace design.

A heavy woven net of rope or wire cable placed over a blasting site to keep debris from scattering.

To cover, protect, or decorate with mats or a mat.

To pack or interweave into a thick mass.

To be packed or interwoven into a thick mass; become entangled.

A decorative border placed around a picture to serve as a frame or provide contrast between the picture and the frame.

To put a mat around (a picture).

To produce a dull finish on.

Master of Arts in Teaching.

Matinee.

A flat, coarse fabric made of woven or plaited hemp, straw, rope, rushes, etc., often used as a floor covering.

A thickly padded floor covering, esp. one used in a gymnasium for tumbling, wrestling, etc.

Anything densely interwoven or felted, or growing in a thick tangle.

(naut.) A thick web of rope yarn, used to protect rigging from wear.

To cover with or as with a mat or mats.

To interweave, felt, or tangle together into a thick mass.

To be interwoven, felted, or tangled together into a thick mass.

A border, as of cardboard or cloth, put around a picture, either as the frame or, usually, between the picture and the frame.

To produce a dull finish on (metal, glass, etc.)

To apply a mat to (a picture)

(informal) A matrix; printing mold.

A PC or other data terminal connected to the maintenance port of a PBX or key telephone system (KTS) in order that authorized users can access the system software for purposes that might include Move, Add, and Change (MAC) activity; Class of Service (CoS) changes; automatic route selection (ARS) programming; requests for traffic and usage statistics; requests for status reports; and diagnostic testing and analysis. Remote maintenance generally can be accomplished over the PSTN via a modem connection.