GYM MAT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

gym mat; mat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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)