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carpet
[ kahr-pit ]
noun
- a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- a covering of this material.
- any relatively soft surface or covering like a carpet:
They walked on the carpet of grass.
- any of a number of airborne electronic devices for jamming radar.
- a system of such devices.
verb (used with object)
- to cover or furnish with or as with a carpet.
- Chiefly British. to reprimand.
carpet
/ ˈɑːɪ /
noun
- a heavy fabric for covering floors
- ( as modifier )
a carpet sale
- a covering like a carpet
a carpet of leaves
- on the carpet informal.
- before authority to be reproved for misconduct or error
- under consideration
verb
- to cover with or as if with a carpet
- informal.to reprimand
Other Word Forms
- p· adjective
- p· adjective
- ·p verb (used with object)
- ܲ·p· adjective
- ɱ-p· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of carpet1
Word History and Origins
Origin of carpet1
Idioms and Phrases
- on the carpet,
- before an authority or superior for an accounting of one's actions or a reprimand:
He was called on the carpet again for his carelessness.
- Chiefly British. under consideration or discussion.
More idioms and phrases containing carpet
see call on the carpet ; red carpet . Also see under rug .Example Sentences
Less than two weeks ago, they rolled out the red carpet to welcome Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Hanoi.
Gemma has had to take on extra work to afford her rent – which is double the amount she paid in her previous house – and repayments for beds and carpets.
There is a red carpet, a receiving line and everything you’ll see at the Oscars or the Emmys.
Shortly after the UK ruling was announced, Pascal walked the red carpet for the premiere of Marvel's "Thunderbolts*" wearing a t-shirt with the slogan "Protect the dolls."
Children have been injured and patients left stuck in hospital because of a lack of carpet in their homes, a charity has said.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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