doormat
nounUK /ˈdɔː.mæt/
US /ˈdɔːr.mæt/
A small flat mat you put on the floor by a door to wipe your feet.
Please wipe your muddy shoes on the doormat before you come inside.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A person who lets others treat them badly without standing up for themselves.
Stop being a doormat and tell your boss you need a day off.
3. A flat piece of material placed at an entrance to catch dirt from shoes.
The doormat outside the shop was worn thin from years of use.
4. Something that is stepped on or used without respect.
He felt like a doormat in the group, always doing everyone else's work.