Noun matting has 2 senses
  1. matting - floor covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp)
    --1 is a kind of
    floor cover, floor covering
    Derived form: verb mat2
  2. mat, matting - mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
    --2 is a kind of mounting
,Verb mat has 2 senses
  1. entangle, tangle, mat, snarl - twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"
    --1 is one way to twist, twine, distort
    Sample sentence:
    They mat their hair
  2. felt, felt up, mat up, matt-up, matte up, matte, mat - change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes"
    --2 is one way to change
    Derived forms: noun mat5, noun matting1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
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