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Meaning of mat

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  mat
      adj 1: not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a
             photograph with a matte finish" [syn: {flat}, {mat},
             {matt}, {matte}, {matted}]
      n 1: a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
      2: mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
         [syn: {mat}, {matting}]
      3: sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on
         the floor for gymnastic sports [syn: {mat}, {gym mat}]
      4: a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven; "a mat of weeds
         and grass"
      5: a master's degree in teaching [syn: {Master of Arts in
         Teaching}, {MAT}]
      6: the property of having little or no contrast; lacking
         highlights or gloss [syn: {flatness}, {lusterlessness},
         {lustrelessness}, {mat}, {matt}, {matte}]
      7: a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from
         an object placed on it
      v 1: twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child
           entangled the cord" [syn: {entangle}, {tangle}, {mat},
           {snarl}] [ant: {disentangle}, {straighten out}, {unsnarl}]
      2: change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The
         fabric felted up after several washes" [syn: {felt}, {felt
         up}, {mat up}, {matt-up}, {matte up}, {matte}, {mat}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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