MAT

noun

1. A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
2. A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.
3. A floor pad to protect athletes.

verb

1. To cover, protect or decorate with mats.
2. To form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.