"carpet" in the noun sense
1. rug, carpet, carpeting
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
2. carpet
a natural object that resembles or suggests a carpet
"a carpet of flowers"
"the larvae of some moths spin a web that resembles a carpet"
"carpet" in the verb sense
1. carpet
form a carpet-like cover (over)
2. carpet
cover completely, as if with a carpet
"flowers carpeted the meadows"
3. carpet
cover with a carpet
"carpet the floors of the house"
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