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mat

/mæt/
noun

  1. A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.

    "Wipe your feet on the mat before coming in."

  2. A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.

    "They put mats on the table during mealtimes."

  3. A floor pad to protect athletes.

    "The high jumper cleared the bar and landed safely on the mat."

verb

  1. To cover, protect or decorate with mats.

  2. To form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.

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