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   carpet

   /ˈkɑːpɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a floor covering made from thick woven fabric: "the house has fitted carpets throughout"
   • ▪ a large rug, especially one of a type traditionally made in parts of the Middle East and Asia: "priceless Persian carpets" Similar rugmatmattingfloor coveringrunnerdrugget
   • ▪ a type of artificial playing surface on a tennis court or sports field: informal US "anybody's batting average must benefit from being able to play on the carpet"
   • 2. a thick or soft expanse or layer of something: "carpets of wood anemones and bluebells" Similar coveringblanketlayercovercoatcoatingsheetfilmoverlaycloakmantlecanopybedexpansecrust
   • 3. a slender moth marked with undulating bands of colour across the wings.

   verb

   • 1. cover with carpet: "the stairs were carpeted in a lovely shade of red"
   • 2. cover with a thick or soft expanse or layer of something: "the meadows are carpeted with flowers" Similar covercoatoverlayoverspreadblanketoverlieextend overpave
   • 3. reprimand severely: informal British "the Chancellor of the Exchequer carpeted the bank bosses" Similar reprimandrebukeadmonishchastisechideupbraidreprovereproachscoldremonstrate withberatetake to taskpull upcastigatelambastread someone the Riot Actgive someone a piece of one's mindlecturecriticizecensurehaul over the coalsinformal:tell offgive someone a talking-togive someone a telling-offdress downgive someone a dressing-downgive someone an earfulgive someone a roastinggive someone a rocketgive someone a rollickingraprap over the knucklesslap someone's wristsend someone away with a flea in their earlet someone have itbawl outgive someone hellcome down onblow uppitch intolay intolace intogive someone a caningput on the matslap downblastragkeelhaultick offhave a go atgive someone a mouthfultear someone off a stripgive someone what forgive someone some stickwiggive someone a wigginggive someone a rowrowchew outream outmonstervulgar slang:bollockgive someone a bollockingtear someone a new arseholerip someone a new arseholechew someone's assream someone's asstear someone a new assholerip someone a new assholedated:call downrategive someone a ratingtrimrare:reprehendobjurgateOpposite praisecommendcompliment

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a thick fabric used as a cover for a table or bed): from Old French carpite or medieval Latin carpita, from obsolete Italian carpita ‘woollen counterpane’, based on Latin carpere ‘pluck, pull to pieces’.

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