rug

[ ruhg ]
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noun
  1. a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.: Compare carpet.

  2. the treated skin of an animal, used as a floor covering: a bear rug.

  1. Chiefly British. a piece of thick, warm cloth, used as a coverlet, lap robe, etc.

  2. Slang. toupee; hairpiece.

Idioms about rug

  1. cut a rug, Older Slang. to dance, especially to jitterbug.

Origin of rug

1
1545–55; <Old Norse rǫgg wool, long hairs; compare Norwegian rugga covering of coarse wool, Swedish rugg coarse hair

Other words from rug

  • ruglike, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for rug (1 of 2)

rug

/ (rʌɡ) /


noun
  1. a floor covering, smaller than a carpet and made of thick wool or of other material, such as an animal skin

  2. mainly British a blanket, esp one used as a wrap or lap robe for travellers

  1. slang a wig

  2. pull the rug out from under to betray, expose, or leave defenceless

Origin of rug

1
C16: from Scandinavian; compare Norwegian rugga, Swedish rugg coarse hair. See rag 1

Derived forms of rug

  • ruglike, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for RUG (2 of 2)

RUG

/ computing /


abbreviation for
  1. restricted users group

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Other Idioms and Phrases with rug

rug

see pull the rug out from under; sweep under the rug. Also see under carpet.

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