transcription, транскрипция: [ kɑ:(r)pɪt ]
( carpets, carpeting, carpeted)
1.
A carpet is a thick covering of soft material which is laid over a floor or a staircase.
They put down wooden boards, and laid new carpets on top.
...the stain on our living-room carpet.
N-VAR
2.
If a floor or a room is carpeted , a carpet is laid on the floor.
The room had been carpeted and the windows glazed with coloured glass...
The main gaming room was thickly carpeted.
VERB : usu passive , be V-ed , V-ed
3.
A carpet of something such as leaves or plants is a layer of them which covers the ground. ( LITERARY )
The carpet of leaves in my yard became more and more noticeable.
= layer
N-COUNT : usu sing , usu N of n
4.
If the ground is carpeted with something such as leaves or plants, it is completely covered by them. ( LITERARY )
The ground was thickly carpeted with pine needles.
= cover
VERB : usu passive , be V-ed with n
5.
to sweep something under the carpet: see sweep
see also carpeting , red carpet