carpet
[verb]
Synonyms: scold, berate, cample, lash, rail, rate, tell off, upbraid, vituperate, wig

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Related Idioms: call on the carpet, take to task

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I. car‧pet¹ S2 W3 /ˈkɑːpət, ˈkɑːpɪt $ ˈkɑːr-/ noun
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: carpite, from Old Italian carpita, from carpire 'to pull out']

1. [uncountable and countable] heavy woven material for covering floors or stairs, or a piece of this material ⇒ carpeting, rug:
My bedroom carpet is green.
All the rooms had fitted carpets (=carpets cut to fit the shape of the rooms).

2. a carpet of something literary a thick layer of something on the ground:
a carpet of flowers

3. be/get called on the carpet American English informal to be criticized by someone in authority because you have done something wrong:
He was called on the carpet by his boss to explain his excessive spending.
⇒ magic carpet, ⇒ sweep/brush something under the carpet at sweep¹(15)

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II. carpet² verb [transitive]

1. [usually passive] to cover a floor with carpet:
The building has been carpeted throughout.

2. [usually passive] especially British English informal to talk in an angry way to someone because they have done something wrong
carpet somebody for something
Top officers were carpeted for bullying younger officers.

3. literary if leaves, flowers etc carpet the ground, they cover it in a thick layer
be carpeted with something
The whole garden was carpeted with daffodils.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

carpet
noun
I. material for covering floors
ADJ. deep-pile, soft, thick | threadbare, worn | patterned, plain | woven | oriental, Persian | fitted, wall-to-wall | flying, magic | red (figurative) I didn't expect to get the red carpet treatment (= be treated like an important person).
QUANT. roll
VERB + CARPET make, weave | fit, lay I'm having the carpets fitted today.
roll back/up, take up | beat
CARPET + NOUN design | tile The grey vinyl floor gave way to carpet tiles.
fitter | cleaner, sweeper
PREP. on a/the ~ The cat curled up on the carpet.

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carpet
II. thick layer of sth that covers the ground
ADJ. deep, thick
VERB + CARPET form The leaves formed a carpet under the trees.
PREP. ~ of a deep carpet of snow

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carpet

a bedroom/living-room etc carpet
The bedroom carpet was cream.
a stair carpet
We need a new stair carpet.
a fitted carpet (=cut to fit a room, and fixed to the floor)
Do you prefer rugs or a fitted carpet?
a wall-to-wall carpet (=a fitted carpet)
Every room in the house had thick wall-to-wall carpets.
a plush carpet (=thick and soft)
I love hotels with plush carpets.
thick
The thick carpet felt warm under her feet.
threadbare/worn (=very thin and in bad condition)
It was a dingy room with a threadbare carpet.
fit/lay a carpet (=cut it to fit a room and fix it to the floor)
Will it cost extra to have the carpet fitted?

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carpet
ˈkɑ:pɪt
See: call on the carpet , magic carpet , roll out the red carpet

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