<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.</li><li>A smaller piece of material, often ornamental, set under a dish of food, a lamp, vase, etc.</li><li>Sports: The padded canvas covering the entire floor of a wrestling ring, for protecting the contestants from injury when thrown.</li><li>A thick pad placed on the floor for the protection of tumblers and others engaged in gymnastic sports.</li><li>A thickly growing or thick and tangled mass, as of hair or weeds.</li><li>A sack made of matting, as for coffee or sugar.</li><li>Building Trades: A slablike footing of concrete, especially one for an entire building.</li><li>A heavy mesh reinforcement for a concrete slab.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) To cover with or as if with mats or matting.</li><li>To form into a mat, as by interweaving.</li><li>(used without object) To become entangled; form tangled masses.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>