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CARPET BEATER

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Dictionary entry overview: What does carpet beater mean?

• CARPET BEATER (noun)
The noun CARPET BEATER has 1 sense:

1. implement for beating dust out of carpets

Familiarity information: CARPET BEATER used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CARPET BEATER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Implement for beating dust out of carpets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

carpet beater; rug beater

Hypernyms ("carpet beater" is a kind of...):

beater (an implement for beating)

Meronyms (parts of "carpet beater"):

grip; handgrip; handle; hold (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it)

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