mat up

1. 1.

   change texture so as to become matted and felt-like

   “The fabric felted up after several washes”

   Synonymsfeltfelt upmatt-upmatte upmattemat

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Questions about mat up

What does mat up mean?

mat up means "change texture so as to become matted and felt-like".

What is another word for mat up?

Close synonyms include felt, felt up, matt-up, matte up, matte. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mat up a common word?

mat up is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.