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单词 mat
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mat

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noun (1)

ˈmat How to pronounce mat (audio)
1
a(1)
: a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support
(2)
: a piece of material placed at a door for wiping soiled shoe soles
b
: a decorative piece of material used under a small item (such as a dish) especially for support or protection
c
: a large thick pad or cushion used as a surface for wrestling, tumbling, and gymnastics
2
: something made up of densely tangled or adhering filaments or strands especially of organic matter
an algal mat
a mat of unkempt hair
3
: a large slab usually of reinforced concrete used as the supporting base of a building

mat

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verb (1)

matted; matting

transitive verb

1
: to provide with a mat or matting
2
a
: to form into a tangled mass
dirt and filth matted her hair
b
: to pack down so as to form a dense mass

intransitive verb

: to become matted

mat

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verb (2)

ˈmat How to pronounce mat (audio)
matted; matting

transitive verb

1
or less commonly matte or matt : to make (something, such as a metal, glass, or color) matte
2
: to provide (a picture) with a mat

mat

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adjective

less common spelling of matte entry 2

: lacking or deprived of luster (see luster entry 1 sense 1) or gloss: such as
a
: having a usually smooth even surface free from shine or highlights
matte metals
a matte finish
b
: having a rough or granular (see granular sense 1) surface

mat

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noun (2)

: a border going around a picture between picture and frame or serving as the frame

mat

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noun (3)

: matrix sense 2a

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English meatte, from Late Latin matta, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew miṭṭāh bed

Noun (2)

French mat dull color, unpolished surface, from mat, adjective — more at matte

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Verb (1)

1549, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Verb (2)

1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1845, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1904, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

mat 1 of 2

noun

ˈmat How to pronounce mat (audio)
1
: a piece of material used as a floor or seat covering or in front of a door to wipe the shoes on
2
: a decorative piece of material used under dishes or vases
3
: a pad or cushion for gymnastics or wrestling
4
: something made up of many tangled strands
a mat of hair

mat

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verb

matted; matting
: to form into a tangled mass

Medical Definition

mat 1 of 2

adjective

variants or matt or matte
ˈmat How to pronounce mat (audio)
1
: lacking or deprived of luster or gloss : having a usually smooth even surface free from shine or highlights
2
: having a coarse rough rugose or granular surface
bacteria that form mat colonies on agar

mat

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noun

: a mat colony of bacteria

mat

verb

1
as in to dim

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • dim
  • lighten
  • snow
  • bleach
  • brighten
  • silver
  • pale
  • decolorize
  • frost
  • whitewash
  • etiolate
  • dull
  • whiten
  • fade
  • wash out
  • blench
  • blanch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • pattern
  • deepen
  • marble
  • spot
  • shade
  • darken
  • stripe
  • paint
  • blotch
  • stain
  • dye
  • pigment
  • streak
  • discolor
  • embrown
  • color
  • striate
  • blacken
  • daub
  • tarnish
  • speck
  • tint
  • speckle
  • polychrome
  • shine
  • splotch
  • fleck
  • mottle
  • checker
  • polish
  • burnish
  • variegate
  • dapple
  • tincture
  • tinge
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as in to squash

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • squash
  • shove
  • ram
  • bulk
  • crowd
  • press
  • refill
  • replenish
  • squeeze
  • swamp
  • drench
  • reload
  • load
  • saturate
  • pack
  • refresh
  • bloat
  • crush
  • repack
  • heap
  • flood
  • honeycomb
  • fill
  • penetrate
  • stuff
  • overflow
  • glut
  • jam
  • overcharge
  • brim
  • overfill
  • charge
  • cram
  • jam-pack

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • vacate
  • empty
  • clear
  • void
  • eliminate
  • drain
  • evacuate
  • draw (off)
  • clean
  • lighten
  • bleed
  • sweep
  • exhaust
  • flush
  • deplete
  • purge
  • scour
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