rug
[ ruhg ]
/ rʌg /
noun
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.
the treated skin of an animal, used as a floor covering: a bear rug.
Chiefly British.
a piece of thick, warm cloth, used as a coverlet, lap robe, etc.
Slang.
toupee; hairpiece.
Idioms for rug
cut a rug, Older Slang.
to dance, especially to jitterbug.
Origin of rug
1545–55; < Old Norse
rǫgg wool, long hairs; compare Norwegian
rugga covering of coarse wool, Swedish
rugg coarse hair
OTHER WORDS FROM rug
rug·like, adjectiveWords nearby rug
rufiyaa,
rufous,
rufous hummingbird,
rufter hood,
rufus,
rug,
rug rat,
rug up ,
rug-cutter,
ruga,
rugalach
British Dictionary definitions for cut a rug (1 of 2)
rug
/ (rʌɡ) /
noun
a floor covering, smaller than a carpet and made of thick wool or of other material, such as an animal skin
mainly British
a blanket, esp one used as a wrap or lap robe for travellers
slang
a wig
pull the rug out from under
to betray, expose, or leave defenceless
See also
rug up
Derived forms of rug
ruglike, adjectiveWord Origin for rug
C16: from Scandinavian; compare Norwegian
rugga, Swedish
rugg coarse hair. See
rag
1
British Dictionary definitions for cut a rug (2 of 2)
RUG
/ computing /
abbreviation for
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Idioms and Phrases with cut a rug
rug
see pull the rug out from under; sweep under the rug. Also see under carpet.