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Meaning of 'mat' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mat [ a.]
- Cast down; dejected; overthrown; slain.
2 . Mat [ n.]
- A name given by coppersmiths to an alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc., usually called white metal.
- A fabric of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, hemp, or similar material, used for wiping and cleaning shoes at the door, for covering the floor of a hall or room, and for other purposes.
- Any similar fabric for various uses, as for covering plant houses, putting beneath dishes or lamps on a table, securing rigging from friction, and the like.
- Anything growing thickly, or closely interwoven, so as to resemble a mat in form or texture; as, a mat of weeds; a mat of hair.
- An ornamental border made of paper, pasterboard, metal, etc., put under the glass which covers a framed picture; as, the mat of a daguerreotype.
3 . Mat [ v. i.]
- To grow thick together; to become interwoven or felted together like a mat.
4 . Mat [ v. t.]
- To cover or lay with mats.
- To twist, twine, or felt together; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.

Meaning of 'mat' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mat [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven
Example in sentence:
  • a mat of weeds and grass
2 . mat [ v]
Meaning (2):
- twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
Example in sentence:
  • The child entangled the cord
Meaning (3):
- change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
Example in sentence:
  • The fabric felted up after several washes
4 . mat [ s]
Meaning (4):
- not reflecting light; not glossy
Example in sentence:
  • a photograph with a matte finish;
  • flat wall paint

Nearby Words:

matachin mataco matador matadore matagasse matamata matanza match match-cloth match-coat

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