carpet
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.
to cover or furnish with or as with a carpet.
Chiefly British. to reprimand.
Idioms about carpet
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.
Origin of carpet
1Other words from carpet
- car·pet·less, adjective
- car·pet·like, adjective
- re·car·pet, verb (used with object)
- un·car·pet·ed, adjective
- well-car·pet·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for carpet
/ (ˈkɑːpɪt) /
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
to cover with or as if with a carpet
informal to reprimand
Origin of carpet
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with carpet
see call on the carpet; red carpet. Also see under rug.
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