carpet
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/ˈkɑː(ɹ)pɪt/
English
Definitions
noun
- A fabric used as a complete floor covering.
- Any surface or cover resembling a carpet or fulfilling its function.
- Any of a number of moths in the geometrid subfamily Larentiinae
- A wrought cover for tables.
verb
- To lay carpet, or to have carpet installed, in an area.“After the fire, they carpeted over the blackened hardwood flooring.”
- To substantially cover something, as a carpet does; to blanket something.“Popcorn and candy wrappers carpeted the floor of the cinema.”
- To reprimand.