MAT

/mæt/
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Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A small, flat piece of material: A "mat" is a piece of material, often fabric, rubber, or straw, placed on a floor or other surface to protect it, wipe feet on, or provide a soft surface.
    • A thick, flat pad for sports or exercise: In sports, a "mat" is a padded piece of equipment placed on the floor for activities like gymnastics or wrestling.
    • A tangled mass: A "mat" can be a dense, interwoven mass of something like hair, weeds, or fibers.
    • A border for a picture: A "mat" (or matte) is a flat border, often of cardboard, placed around a picture inside a frame.

  2. Verb:

    • To become tangled: To "mat" means to become twisted or pressed together into a dense, often messy, mass.
    • To provide with a mat: To "mat" can mean to cover or fit something with a mat.

  3. Adjective:

    • Not shiny; dull: "Mat" (also spelled matte) describes a surface that does not reflect light, lacking gloss or shine.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • Please wipe your shoes on the mat before entering.
    • The gymnast performed her routine on the mat.
    • There was a mat of old leaves covering the forest floor.
    • We chose a white mat to frame the photograph.

  • Verb:

    • The dog's fur matted after it played in the mud.
    • The gallery will mat all the paintings for the exhibition.

  • Adjective:

    • She preferred mat paint for the walls because it hid imperfections.
    • The photo had a beautiful mat finish.
Advanced Usage

  • "On the mat" (idiomatic): To be called to account or reprimanded, often by someone in authority.

    • The employee was on the mat for missing the deadline.

  • "Welcome mat": A mat placed at an entrance, often with the word "welcome," symbolizing hospitality.

    • They put out the welcome mat for their new neighbors.
Variants and Related Words
  • Matte (adj/n): A common alternative spelling for the adjective meaning "dull" and the noun for a picture border.
  • Matting (n): The material used to make mats; also the process of becoming matted.
    • The matting in the hallway was worn out.
  • Doormat (n): A mat for wiping shoes; (figuratively) a person who allows others to treat them badly.
  • Placemat (n): A mat placed on a table under a plate or dish.
Synonyms
  • Noun (pad): Rug, pad, coaster.
  • Noun (tangle): Tangle, snarl, thicket.
  • Verb (tangle): Tangle, felt, snarl.
  • Adjective (dull): Dull, flat, lusterless.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Combinations
  • Mat together: To become stuck or tangled into a single mass.
    • The fibers matted together after being washed in hot water.
  • Mat down: To press something flat and dense.
    • The heavy rain matted down the tall grass.
Related Idioms
  • Roll out the red carpet (contrasting idiom): To give someone a very special, formal welcome. (This contrasts with the simpler "welcome mat.")
    • The city rolled out the red carpet for the visiting dignitaries.
Adjective
  1. not reflecting light; not glossy
    • flat wall paint
    • a photograph with a matte finish
Noun
  1. a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it
  2. the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
  3. a master's degree in teaching
  4. a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven
    • a mat of weeds and grass
  5. sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports
  6. mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
  7. a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
Verb
  1. change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
    • The fabric felted up after several washes
  2. twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
    • The child entangled the cord

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