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wrestling mat

wrestling mat

1 2.8
A thick padded surface that wrestlers use to avoid injury when they fall
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛsəlɪŋ mæt/
translation icon : tapete de lucha
  • Wrestling mats lined the floor and walls of the gymnasium to ensure participant safety.

But she planted the seed that when I first stepped on the wrestling mat, it felt like home.

Examples

  • It took a long time to get funding for this new wrestling mat.

    Joy of Sex (1984)

  • The crowd around the wrestling mat was standing room only.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • "What were you doing on the wrestling mats this morning?"

    Fiction book (1998)

  • But she planted the seed that when I first stepped on the wrestling mat, it felt like home.

    Lex Fridman

  • We had a really hot, sweaty practice, and I was grappling on a wrestling mat.

    Blog text (12)

  • Wrestlers spend their time on the wrestling mat trying to overpower, control, and use move manipulation against someone of their equal weight.

    Blog text (4)

  • This alienated young man, whom I had publicly humiliated in the pool, was able to regain some dignity on the wrestling mat.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Larry Albeit, Anya's father, sat down beside her on the wrestling mat and officiously zipped open his jacket.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • During the training session, the coach reminded everyone to stay on the wrestling mat to avoid injuries.

  • The gym was filled with wrestling mats to provide a safe surface for athletes to practice their moves.

Synonyms

mat
vswrestling mat
136 1.0

A flat piece of material placed on the floor, like a doormat or gym mat

is a thicker padded version meant for combat sport practice and matches
canvas
vswrestling mat
16 6.7

A mat that forms the floor of a boxing or wrestling ring

is used for matches and practice on a portable padded surface not ring flooring
gym mat
vswrestling mat
1 1.6

A thick pad on the floor that makes landings softer and safer

is used for matches and practice in a combat sport

How Padded

airbag
1 3.6
wrestling mat
1 2.8
gym mat
1 1.6
mat
136 1.0

Surface Forms

wrestling mat singular
wrestling mats plural

Morphology

wrestling + mat

The meaning 'a mat used for wrestling' is directly and literally derivable from combining 'wrestling' (the sport) with 'mat' (a protective floor covering). This is a regular noun+noun compound indicating purpose and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.

Etymology

Wrestling mat is the simple name for the thick, padded mat used for wrestling. Imagine two people falling or being thrown on a soft, heavy floor that protects them, so the name points to the mat used in matches and to keep people 'from getting hurt'.