rug
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 about rug
cut a rug, Older Slang. to dance, especially to jitterbug.
Origin of rug
1Other words from rug
- ruglike, adjective
Words Nearby rug
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How to use rug in a sentence
The “24-hour news cycle” just makes them harder to sweep under the rug and ignore.
I Blame People Who Blame the Media: Robert McCulloch’s Tone-Deaf Speech | Arthur Chu | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“I had to lie on a huge, fur rug and have a nightmare,” Prince Charles told his biographer, Jonathan Dimbleby.
Or, to put it more accurately: conflict is inevitably swept under the rug, at any and all costs.
Don't Blame 'Football Culture' For Ray Rice And Jameis Winston | Amy Zimmerman | September 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA barefoot corpse in camouflaged khakis is being carried into the street, partially wrapped in rug, as I enter the house.
That is, until he ditches the crutches and really cuts a rug, to the delight of everyone looking on.
Dancing Grandpas, Morgan Freeman Impressions, and More Viral Videos | Jack Holmes | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The motherly woman received the babe instinctively and cast aside the travelling-rug in which he was enveloped.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeThough she was warmly wrapped in a soft rug of silvery fur, a chill crept into her heart.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonWhen Yung Pak ate his meals, he sat upon a rug on the floor with his father and such male guests as might be in the house.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeThe cigar stump held firmly between his teeth, he stood on the rug before the hearth, facing the door.
Dope | Sax RohmerOn the sheepskin rug before the fire a Manx cat was dozing beside a pair of carpet slippers.
Dope | Sax Rohmer
British Dictionary definitions for rug (1 of 2)
/ (rʌɡ) /
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
Origin of rug
1- See also rug up
Derived forms of rug
- ruglike, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for RUG (2 of 2)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with rug
see pull the rug out from under; sweep under the rug. Also see under carpet.
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