rug
IPA: rˈʌg
noun
- A partial covering for a floor.
- (UK, Australia) A (usually thick) piece of fabric used for warmth (especially on a bed); a blanket.
- (historical, now rare) A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for clothing.
- (historical, now rare) A cloak or mantle made of such a frieze.
- (obsolete, rare) A person wearing a rug.
- A cloth covering for a horse.
- (obsolete, rare) A dense layer of natural vegetation that precludes the growth of crops.
- (slang) The female pubic hair.
- A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.
- (slang) A wig; a hairpiece.
- (colloquial) A dense growth of chest hair.
- (slang) short form of Rugbeian
- (US, slang, ethnic slur) Short for rughead. [(US, slang, ethnic slur) A black person.]
verb
- (transitive) To cover with a rug.
- (Scotland, archaic) To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear.
adjective
- (UK, dialect, obsolete) snug; cosy
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Examples of "rug" in Sentences
- The wool is used in rugs and carpet.
- The terrain of the state is very rugged.
- Tajiks wear the rug cap and the tubeteika.
- This was a foolproof and rugged combination.
- He engaged in the manufacture of carpets and rugs.
- Compare the grid to that in the previous rug image.
- The pattern of the rug is visible with drooping tassels.
- The art of embroidery is not the same as carpet and rug weaving.
- Everything is influenced by the wilderness of the rugged landscape.
- The Armenian carpet and rug weavers preserved the traditions strictly.