mat

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
2. 2
   A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.
3. 3
   A floor pad to protect athletes.
4. 4
   A thickly tangled mess.
5. 5
   A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material.
6. 6
   A thin surface layer; superficial cover.
7. 7
   Clipping of material.
8. 8
   An alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc.; white metal.
9. 9
   Alternative form of matte (“instrument for producing a dull, lustreless surface”).
10. 10
    Abbreviation of matinee (“performance at a theater”).
11. 11
    Alternative spelling of matte (“decorative border around a picture”).
12. 12
    Clipping of matrix.
13. 13
    Vulgar, obscene, or profane language in Russian and some other Slavic language communities.
14. 14
    Initialism of medication-assisted treatment.
15. 15
    Initialism of Master of Arts in Teaching.

Verb

1. 1
   To cover, protect or decorate with mats.
2. 2
   To form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.
3. 3
   Alternative form of matte (“to produce a dull, lustreless surface on metal”).

Adjective

1. 1
   Alternative form of matte (“not reflecting light”).

Proper noun

1. 1
   A diminutive of the male given name Matthew.
2. 2
   a Malay man