carpet (n.)

  1. floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

    [ Syn: rug , rug , carpeting , carpeting ]

  2. a natural object that resembles or suggests a carpet; a carpet of flowers; the larvae of some moths spin a web that resembles a carpet'

    carpet (v.)

  1. form a carpet-like cover (over)

  2. cover completely, as if with a carpet; flowers carpeted the meadows'

  3. cover with a carpet; carpet the floors of the house'

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