noun A thick woven fabric covering used on floors.
- The baby crawled across the thick carpet and reached for her toy.
- They chose a soft gray carpet for the living room.
- The hallway carpet was worn thin from years of foot traffic.
noun A thick layer of something covering a surface, resembling a carpet.
- In spring, a carpet of bluebells spread across the woodland floor.
- A carpet of snow covered the garden when we woke up.
- A carpet of fallen leaves covered the path.
verb To cover a floor with carpet.
- We plan to carpet the bedrooms next month, once the painting is finished.
- The landlord had carpeted the whole flat in a cheap beige color.
- They carpeted the stairs to make them quieter.
verb Informally, to scold someone severely.
- The head teacher carpeted the pupils for running in the corridors.
- I expect my boss to carpet me for forgetting the meeting.
- The manager carpeted him for missing the deadline.
