GYM MAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gym mat mean? 

• GYM MAT (noun)
  The noun GYM MAT has 1 sense:

1. sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports

  Familiarity information: GYM MAT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GYM MAT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gym mat; mat

Hypernyms ("gym mat" is a kind of...):

sports equipment (equipment needed to participate in a particular sport)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gym mat"):

canvas; canvass (the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete)

wrestling mat (a mat on which wrestling matches are conducted)

 Context examples 

But during an average day, parts of your skin may brush surfaces in stores, elevators, and restrooms; get nicked by a kitchen knife; be washed with rain; rest on a gym mat; and be slobbered on by a dog.

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