Doormat

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A mat placed before a doorway for wiping the shoes.
  • n. Slang One who submits meekly to domination or mistreatment by others.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes.
  • n. Someone who is overly submissive to others' wishes.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. a mat placed outside and exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering.
  • n. A person who is habitually abused, taken advantage of or humiliated; sometimes, one who is physically weak.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering
  • n. a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
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