mat
IPA: mˈæt
noun
- A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
- A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.
- (athletics) A floor pad to protect athletes.
- A thickly tangled mess.
- A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material.
- A thin surface layer; superficial cover.
- (coppersmithing) An alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc.; white metal.
- A diminutive of the male given name Matthew.
- (Singapore, ethnic slur) a Malay man
- (video games, slang, chiefly Fortnite, in the plural) Clipping of material. [Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.]
- (dated slang) Abbreviation of matinee (“performance at a theater”). [A showing of a movie, sporting event, or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon.]
- Alternative spelling of matte (“decorative border around a picture”) [(art, photography) A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.]
- (printing) Short for matrix. [The cavity or mold in which anything is formed.]
- Initialism of medication-assisted treatment. [(medicine) Treatment of drug addiction by means of a replacement drug / medication]
verb
- (transitive) To cover, protect or decorate with mats.
- (intransitive) To form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.
adjective
- Alternative form of matte (“not reflecting light”) [(American spelling) Dull; not reflective of light.]
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