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# doormat

«doormat» in Mova's school dictionary: **A thick mat by a door where people wipe the mud off their…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a doormat, doormats)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A thick mat by a door where people wipe the mud off their shoes before they go in. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doormat/#m1)

2) (informal) A person who lets others treat them badly and never stands up for themselves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doormat/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and manners: wipe your feet on the doormat before entering a home. Some people keep a spare key under the doormat, which is not safe because burglars look there. In lessons about feelings and friendship, «don't be a doormat» means stand up for yourself kindly. Phrases: «wipe your feet on the doormat», «a welcome mat».

### examples

- Please wipe your feet on the doormat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doormat/#x1)
- The doormat says «Welcome». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doormat/#x2)
- The dog likes to sleep on the doormat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doormat/#x3)
- A parcel was left on the doormat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doormat/#x4)
- Hiding a key under the doormat is not safe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doormat/#x5)
- Don't let people treat you like a doormat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doormat/#x6)

### note

Countable: doormats. One word. The second meaning is informal and a bit unkind; use it carefully.

### In the corpora

- [«Can we EAT a doormat?» snaps the Mole.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/36-willows-ch3-part4-the-door-scraper/6/)
- [The Mole: «Can we EAT a doormat? or sleep under a door-mat?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/36-willows-ch3-part4-the-door-scraper/27/)
- [For example, a cat that "left a present" on the doormat may have brought in a dead mouse.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/18-pets-and-money/4/)
- [Burglars check under doormats, so the hiding place of a spare key is kept secret.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/116-home-alone-keys-and-garden-play/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «doormat» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doormat/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.