Difference between Mat and Matted

Mat

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one's feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering. A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster. A floor pad to protect athletes. A thickly tangled mess, of hair etc. A thick paper or paperboard border used to inset and center the contents of a frame. A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cover, protect or decorate with mats. To form a thick, tangled mess.

Example sentence: Win or lose, I'm going to leave everything on the mat. That's what gold medalists do.

Matted

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: forming a thick tangled messcovered with mats or matting

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cover, protect or decorate with mats.