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carpeting

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Carpet or a piece of carpet, especially when speaking of installation or removal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • As part of the restoration of the house, they took up the carpeting and left the hardwood floors exposed.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Cloth or materials for carpets.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A severe reprimand or telling-off.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, uncountable, usually

Examples

  • She got a carpeting from the boss.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of carpet

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

Examples

  • She considered carpeting her bedroom floor to cover the blood stains in the floorboards.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rug, carpet

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: floor cover, floor covering, furnishing

Narrower terms: broadloom, Brussels carpet, drugget, flying carpet, hearthrug, Kurdistan, numdah, numdah rug, nammad, prayer rug, prayer mat, red carpet, runner, scatter rug, throw rug, shag rug, stair-carpet, Wilton, Wilton carpet

History

Etymology

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