mat

noun

/mæt/

Idioms

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a small piece of thick carpet or strong material that is used to cover part of a floor
- Wipe your feet on the mat before you come in, please.
- The man unrolled his prayer mat.
see also bath mat, doormat, mouse mat, prayer mat, welcome matTopics Houses and homesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- rubber
- straw
- woven
- …
verb + mat
- lay
- lay out
- roll out
- …
preposition
- mat of
phrases
- put out the welcome mat
- roll out the welcome mat
See full entry
a piece of thick material such as rubber or plastic used especially in some sports for people to lie on or fall onto
- a judo/an exercise mat
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- rubber
- straw
- woven
- …
verb + mat
- lay
- lay out
- roll out
- …
preposition
- mat of
phrases
- put out the welcome mat
- roll out the welcome mat
See full entry
a small piece of plastic, wood or cloth used on a table for decoration or to protect the surface from heat or damage see also beer mat, place mat, table mat
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- rubber
- straw
- woven
- …
verb + mat
- lay
- lay out
- roll out
- …
preposition
- mat of
phrases
- put out the welcome mat
- roll out the welcome mat
See full entry
a thick mass of something that is stuck together
- a mat of hair
- the dense mat of roots at the bottom of the tree
see also matted

Word Originnoun Old English m(e)att(e), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch mat and German Matte, from late Latin matta, from Phoenician.

Idioms

go to the mat (with somebody) (for somebody/something)

(North American English, informal) to support or defend somebody/something in an argument with somebodyTopics Opinion and argumentc2

take somebody/something to the mat

(US English, informal) to get involved in an argument with somebody/somethingTopics Opinion and argumentc2

单词	mat
释义	mat noun /mæt/ /mæt/ Idioms jump to other results a small piece of thick carpet or strong material that is used to cover part of a floor Wipe your feet on the mat before you come in, please. The man unrolled his prayer mat. see also bath mat, doormat, mouse mat, prayer mat, welcome matTopics Houses and homesc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective rubber straw woven … verb + mat lay lay out roll out … preposition mat of phrases put out the welcome mat roll out the welcome mat See full entry a piece of thick material such as rubber or plastic used especially in some sports for people to lie on or fall onto a judo/an exercise mat Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective rubber straw woven … verb + mat lay lay out roll out … preposition mat of phrases put out the welcome mat roll out the welcome mat See full entry a small piece of plastic, wood or cloth used on a table for decoration or to protect the surface from heat or damage see also beer mat, place mat, table mat Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective rubber straw woven … verb + mat lay lay out roll out … preposition mat of phrases put out the welcome mat roll out the welcome mat See full entry a thick mass of something that is stuck together a mat of hair the dense mat of roots at the bottom of the tree see also matted Word Originnoun Old English m(e)att(e), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch mat and German Matte, from late Latin matta, from Phoenician. Idioms go to the mat (with somebody) (for somebody/something) (North American English, informal) to support or defend somebody/something in an argument with somebodyTopics Opinion and argumentc2 take somebody/something to the mat (US English, informal) to get involved in an argument with somebody/somethingTopics Opinion and argumentc2 mat adjective /mæt/ /mæt/ (US English) (British English matt, matte North American English, British English) jump to other results (of a colour, surface, or photograph) not shiny Word Originnoun Old English m(e)att(e), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch mat and German Matte, from late Latin matta, from Phoenician.
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