doormat
Definitions
- A mat placed before a doorway for wiping the shoes. noun …☝️ Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition (view on wordnik.com)
- One who submits meekly to domination or mistreatment by others. noun …☝️ Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition (view on wordnik.com)
- A heavy mat made of hemp, flax, or jute, woven or tied, or of sedge, straw, rushes, etc., or sometimes of caoutchouc, placed before a door for use in cleaning the shoes by those entering. noun …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com)
- a mat placed outside and exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering. noun …☝️ Source: The GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (view on wordnik.com)
- A person who is habitually abused, taken advantage of or humiliated; sometimes, one who is physically weak. noun …☝️ Source: The GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (view on wordnik.com)
- A coarse
mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes. noun …☝️ Source: Wiktionary (view on wordnik.com) - Someone who is overly
submissive to others' wishes. noun …☝️ Source: Wiktionary (view on wordnik.com) - a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering noun …☝️ Source: WordNet 3.0 (view on wordnik.com)
- a person who is physically weak and ineffectual noun …☝️ Source: WordNet 3.0 (view on wordnik.com)
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Etymology
- 1660s, from door + mat. Figurative use from 1861.1660, 1861
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