Pilates Definition | Trademark. a system of physical conditioning involving low-impact exercises and stretches, performed on specialized equipment.
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Mat Definition–noun | 1. | a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc. | | 2. | a smaller piece of material, often ornamental, set under a dish of food, a lamp, vase, etc. | | 3. | Sports. | a. | the padded canvas covering the entire floor of a wrestling ring, for protecting the contestants from injury when thrown. | | b. | a thick pad placed on the floor for the protection of tumblers and others engaged in gymnastic sports. | | | 4. | a thickly growing or thick and tangled mass, as of hair or weeds. | | 5. | a sack made of matting, as for coffee or sugar. | | 6. | a slablike footing of concrete, esp. one for an entire building. | | 7. | a heavy mesh reinforcement for a concrete slab. | –verb (used with object) | 8. | to cover with or as if with mats or matting. | | 9. | to form into a mat, as by interweaving. | –verb (used without object) | 10. | to become entangled; form tangled masses. | —Idiom | 11. | go to the mat, to contend or struggle in a determined or unyielding way: The President is going to the mat with Congress over the proposed budget cuts. | | From Dictionary
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