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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɑː^rpɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɑrpɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kär′pit)

car•pet /ˈkɑrpɪt/USA pronunciation n.

[countable]

Textilesa heavy, thick, woven fabric for covering floors.
any surface or covering resembling a carpet;
layer:a carpet of wildflowers in the meadow.

v. [~ + object]

to cover with or as if with a carpet:They decided to carpet the hallway.

Idioms

Idioms on the carpet, summoned for a scolding;
in trouble:His boss called him on the carpet after his last mistake.

car•pet (kär′pit),USA pronunciation n.

Textilesa heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
Textilesa covering of this material.
any relatively soft surface or covering like a carpet:They walked on the carpet of grass.
Idioms 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 Brit.]under consideration or discussion.
any of a number of airborne electronic devices for jamming radar.
a system of such devices.

v.t.

to cover or furnish with or as with a carpet.
British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]to reprimand.

Vulgar Latin *carpīta, past participle of carpīre, for Latin carpere to pluck, card (wool)
Italian carpita woolen bedspread
Middle French carpite or Medieval Latin carpīta
Middle English carpete cloth covering for a table, floor, bed, etc. 1300–50

car′pet•less, adj.
car′pet•like′, adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

carpet /ˈkɑːpɪt/ n

a heavy fabric for covering floors
a covering like a carpet: a carpet of leaves
on the carpet ⇒ informal
- before authority to be reproved for misconduct or error
- under consideration

vb ( -pets, -peting, -peted) (transitive)

to cover with or as if with a carpet
informal to reprimand

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French carpite, from Old Italian carpita, from Late Latin carpeta, literally: (wool) that has been carded, from Latin carpere to pluck, card

'carpet' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Abbeville - apple green - Axminster carpet - beater - blanch - Brussels carpet - carpet beetle - carpet bombing - carpeting - carpet slipper - carpet snake - carpet-sweeper - champagne - chenille - claret - coffee - durrie - durry - emerald - fitted - flame - gold - Hoover - indigo - ingrain - Kerman - Kidderminster - lay - lilac - maroon - Mashhad - mustard - nankeen - Nesbit - old gold - Persian carpet - plum - prayer rug - Prussian blue - red carpet - royal blue - rug - run - rust - sea-green - sorrel - Stanley knife - surround - sweep - bind

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Synonyms: carpeting, indoor carpeting, outdoor carpeting, flooring, floor covering, more...

Collocations: [beige, cream, black, patterned, plain] carpet, [woven, hand-made, wool, soft, thick, fluffy] carpet, a shag carpet, more...

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'to sink knee-deep in carpet!'
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