mat

1 of 6

noun (1)

ˈmat

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

: a decorative piece of material used under a small item (such as a dish) especially for support or protection

: a large thick pad or cushion used as a surface for wrestling, tumbling, and gymnastics

: something made up of densely tangled or adhering filaments or strands especially of organic matter

an algal mat

a mat of unkempt hair

: a large slab usually of reinforced concrete used as the supporting base of a building

mat

2 of 6

verb (1)

matted; matting

transitive verb

: to provide with a mat or matting

: to form into a tangled mass

dirt and filth matted her hair

: to pack down so as to form a dense mass

intransitive verb

: to become matted

mat

3 of 6

verb (2)

ˈmat

matted; matting

transitive verb

or less commonly matte or matt : to make (something, such as a metal, glass, or color) matte

: to provide (a picture) with a mat

mat

4 of 6

adjective

less common spelling of matte entry 2

: lacking or deprived of luster (see luster entry 1 sense 1) or gloss: such as

: having a usually smooth even surface free from shine or highlights

matte metals

a matte finish

: having a rough or granular (see granular sense 1) surface

mat

5 of 6

noun (2)

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

mat

6 of 6

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

matted

verb

past tense of mat

as in bleached

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

bleached
brightened
blanched
lightened
dimmed
faded
whitened
decolorized
frosted
silvered
blenched
dulled
paled
whitewashed
etiolated
snowed
washed out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

darkened
streaked
mottled
deepened
blackened
discolored
painted
speckled
shaded
blotched
flecked
patterned
striped
stained
colored
dyed
spotted
tinted
marbled
striated
variegated
splotched
tinged
checkered
daubed
embrowned
pigmented
polished
dappled
specked
burnished
tarnished
shone
tinctured
shined
polychromed

as in bloated

Synonyms & Similar Words

bloated
shoved
squashed
crowded
bulked
squeezed
drenched
rammed
saturated
replenished
repacked
pressed
refreshed
crushed
swamped
flooded
glutted
loaded
stuffed
reloaded
filled
refilled
packed
jammed
crammed
overfilled
overflowed
honeycombed
brimmed
penetrated
heaped
overcharged
charged
jam-packed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

cleared
emptied
vacated
exhausted
eliminated
drained
cleaned
evacuated
depleted
drew (off)
voided
swept
flushed
lightened
bled
purged
scoured

单词	matted
释义	mat 1 of 6 noun (1) ˈmat 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 2 of 6 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 3 of 6 verb (2) ˈmat 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 4 of 6 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 5 of 6 noun (2) : a border going around a picture between picture and frame or serving as the frame mat 6 of 6 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 Phrases Containing mat beer mat bath mat go to the mat welcome mat table mat put/roll/throw out the welcome mat place mat prayer mat mouse mat beer mat bath mat go to the mat welcome mat table mat put/roll/throw out the welcome mat place mat prayer mat mouse mat See More Kids Definition mat 1 of 2 noun ˈmat 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 2 of 2 verb matted; matting : to form into a tangled mass Medical Definition mat 1 of 2 adjective variants or matt or matte ˈmat 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 2 of 2 noun : a mat colony of bacteria matted verb past tense of mat 1 as in bleached Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance bleached brightened blanched lightened dimmed faded whitened decolorized frosted silvered blenched dulled paled whitewashed etiolated snowed washed out Antonyms & Near Antonyms darkened streaked mottled deepened blackened discolored painted speckled shaded blotched flecked patterned striped stained colored dyed spotted tinted marbled striated variegated splotched tinged checkered daubed embrowned pigmented polished dappled specked burnished tarnished shone tinctured shined polychromed See More 2 as in bloated Synonyms & Similar Words bloated shoved squashed crowded bulked squeezed drenched rammed saturated replenished repacked pressed refreshed crushed swamped flooded glutted loaded stuffed reloaded filled refilled packed jammed crammed overfilled overflowed honeycombed brimmed penetrated heaped overcharged charged jam-packed Antonyms & Near Antonyms cleared emptied vacated exhausted eliminated drained cleaned evacuated depleted drew (off) voided swept flushed lightened bled purged scoured See More
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mat

noun (1)

verb (1)

verb (2)

adjective

noun (2)

noun (3)

Word History

Phrases Containing mat

Kids Definition

noun

verb

Medical Definition

adjective

noun

verb