| carpet | |
| 1. n. A fabric used as a complete floor covering. | |
| 2. n. (figuratively) Any surface or cover resembling a carpet or fulfilling its function. | |
| 3. n. (obsolete) A wrought cover for tables. | |
| 4. n. (slang) A woman's pubic hair. | |
| 5. v. To lay carpet, or to have carpet installed, in an area. | |
| After the fire, they carpeted over the blackened hardwood flooring. | |
| The builders were carpeting in the living room when Zadie inspected her new house. | |
| 6. v. To substantially cover something, as a carpet does; to blanket something. | |
| Popcorn and candy wrappers carpeted the floor of the cinema. | |
| 7. v. (UK) To reprimand. | |
