Word

mat, v.
(mats, matted, matting)

change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
<verb.change>

felt felt up mat mat up matt-up matte matte up

sample sentences

"The fabric felted up after several washes"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

felt

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

matting mat

semantic pointers

hypernym

change

twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
<verb.contact>

entangle mat snarl tangle

sample sentences

"The child entangled the cord"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s their hair

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s their hair

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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s their hair

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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s their hair

lexical pointers

antonym

disentangle

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

tangle

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

snarl

antonym

unsnarl

semantic pointers

hypernym

twist, distort, twine

hyponym

felt enmesh, mesh, ensnarl