carpet beater

Thân thiện

A woman uses a carpet beater to clean a rug outside.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A tool for cleaning carpets: A carpet beater is a household implement designed to remove dust and dirt from carpets by striking them.

Examples

• Noun:
  • She took the rug outside and used a carpet beater to clean it.
  • Before vacuum cleaners were common, a carpet beater was an essential cleaning tool.

Advanced Usage

• Historical context: The term "carpet beater" is often used when discussing historical domestic life or non-electric cleaning methods.
  • The museum's exhibit on 19th-century homes featured a traditional carpet beater.

Variants and Related Words

• Rug beater (n): Another term for the same implement.
  • He found an antique rug beater at the flea market.

Synonyms

• Dust beater: A less common synonym emphasizing the removal of dust.
• Carpet whip: An archaic or regional term for a similar tool.

Related Idioms

• To take a carpet beater to something: An informal, figurative expression meaning to criticize or attack something vigorously.
  • The reviewer took a carpet beater to the author's latest novel.

Học thuật

Noun

1. implement for beating dust out of carpets

Từ đồng nghĩa

• rug beater