mat
Aussprache: [mæt]
Wort
Kontext: „home“
(noun) a flat piece of material, usually soft, that you put on the floor. You often use it to add comfort or style to a room, like when you use a welcome mat at the front door.
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We have a colorful mat in our living room that makes it cozy.
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There is no mat in the hallway, so it feels cold and hard.
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What kind of mat do you want to put in front of the door?
Kontext: „sports“
(noun) a surface designed for physical activities, like wrestling or gymnastics. It's usually thick to make sure people don't get hurt when they fall down.
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The gym has a soft mat for the kids to practice their gymnastics.
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Without the mat, the floor would be too hard for the athletes to fall on safely.
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Is the wrestling match going to take place on the mat or on the floor?
Kontext: „games“
(verb) to defeat someone by having more points than them in a game, or to put someone in a position where they cannot continue. It's like saying you won or finished someone off in a game.
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I managed to mat my opponent in the final round of the chess tournament.
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In the last match, I didn't mat anyone; I lost every game.
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Did you mat your rival in the last competition?
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