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What is a doormat?

What is a doormat? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes.
  2. (figuratively) Someone who is overly submissive to others' wishes.
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Wiping your feet on a good doormat reduces the amount of lead in a typical carpet by a factor of six, according to the researchers.
Finally, you'll need a small rag or doormat to clean your shoes if you're bouldering outdoors.
Cynthia, even early on, appears by her own account to have been a bit of a doormat.
And we must not, under any circumstance, allow ourselves to become a doormat for the other person.
I keep getting misaddressed post meant for downstairs plonked on my doormat.
The doorway next to hers has a green doormat and a pink tricycle propped beside it.

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