rug

[ruhg]

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.

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

   a bear rug.

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

4. Slang.,  toupee; hairpiece.

rug

¹

/ 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. a blanket, esp one used as a wrap or lap robe for travellers

3. slang,  a wig

4. to betray, expose, or leave defenceless

RUG

²

abbreviation

1. restricted users group

Other Word Forms

• ruglike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of rug¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of rug¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

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

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

Example Sentences

Explaining his decorating process, Piña says he likes to start with a statement piece such as an artwork, rug or piece of furniture and then build a story around it.

From Los Angeles Times

"There's now a large rug with horses and some nature scenes hanging there, which police say looks like something else used to hang there."

From BBC

Little was Guehi to know that the rug would be pulled from under him, shortly after.

From BBC

He was due to sign his contract at Liverpool's offices in the capital only for Palace to pull the rug from under him.

From BBC

"There's now a large rug with horses and some nature scenes hanging there, which police say looks like something else used to hang there".

From BBC

Related Words

• carpeting 
• mat 
• tapestry