Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - doormat
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Doormat
doormat
(doormats) 1. A doormat is a mat by a door which people can wipe their shoes on when they enter a house or building. N-COUNT 2. If you say that someone is a doormat, you are criticizing them because they let other people treat them badly, and do not complain or defend themselves when they are being treated unfairly. (INFORMAL) If you always give in to others you will end up feeling like a doormat. N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval
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1.
noun Date: 1665 1. a mat placed before or inside a door for wiping dirt from the shoes 2. one that submits without protest to abuse or indignities 3. a team that regularly finishes last ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
n. 1 a mat at an entrance for wiping mud etc. from the shoes. 2 a feebly submissive person. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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4.
~ n 1 a piece of material just inside a door for you to clean your shoes on 2 informal someone who lets other people treat them badly and never complains (Ted lets Tracy treat him like a doormat.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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