mat
[adjective]
Synonyms: dull, blind, dead, dim, flat, luckluster, lusterless, muted

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I. mat¹ /mæt/ noun [countable]
[Date: 700-800; Language: Late Latin; Origin: matta]

1. a small piece of thick rough material which covers part of a floor:
Wipe your feet on the mat.

2. a small flat piece of wood, cloth etc which protects a surface, especially on a table:
a beer mat (=a mat for putting a glass of beer on)
a mouse mat (=for a computer mouse) ⇒ place mat

3. a piece of thick soft material used in some activities for people to sit on, fall onto etc:
a yoga mat
a prayer mat

4. go to the mat (for somebody/something) to do everything you can to solve a difficult problem, win an argument, support someone etc:
The mayor is willing to go to the mat on this issue.

5. a thick mass of something such as hairs or leaves ⇒ matted
mat of
a floating mat of vegetation
⇒ matting

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II. mat² adjective
another spelling of matt

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mat
noun
ADJ. dense, thick a thick mat of hair
PREP. ~ of the dense mat of roots at the bottom of the tree

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mat
̈ɪmæt
See: welcome mat is out

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