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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: mat

1
 n
a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it
2
 nv
a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven
twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
3
 nvadj
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
not reflecting light; not glossy
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: mat
1

n a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it

Types:
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drip mat
a small mat placed under a glass to protect a surface from condensation
mouse mat, mousepad
a small portable pad that provides traction for the ball of a computer mouse
place mat
a mat serving as table linen for an individual place setting
beer mat
a drip mat placed under a glass of beer
Type of:
pad
a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort

n a thick flat pad used as a floor covering

Types:
doormat, welcome mat
a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering
Type of:
floor cover, floor covering
a covering for a floor

n sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports

Synonyms:
gym mat
Types:
canvas, canvass
the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
wrestling mat
a mat on which wrestling matches are conducted
Type of:
sports equipment
equipment needed to participate in a particular sport

n mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture

Synonyms:
matting
Type of:
mounting
framework used for support or display
2

n a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven

“a mat of weeds and grass”
Type of:
mass
a body of matter without definite shape

v twist together or entwine into a confusing mass

Synonyms:
entangle, snarl, tangle
Antonyms:
disentangle, straighten out, unsnarl
extricate from entanglement
Types:
felt
mat together and make felt-like
enmesh, ensnarl, mesh
entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh
Type of:
distort, twine, twist
form into a spiral shape
3

n the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss

Synonyms:
flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, matt, matte
Type of:
dullness
a lack of visual brightness

v change texture so as to become matted and felt-like

Synonyms:
felt, felt up, mat up, matt-up, matte, matte up
Type of:
change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

adj not reflecting light; not glossy

Synonyms:
flat, matt, matte, matted
dull
emitting or reflecting very little light
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