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BNC: 4652 COCA: 5095

rug

rug /ˈrʌg/ noun
plural rugs
rug
/ˈrʌg/
noun
plural rugs
Learner's definition of RUG
[count]
: a piece of thick, heavy material that is used to cover usually a section of a floor(通常铺在房间局部的)小地毯
see picture at living room; see also prayer rug, throw rug
chiefly US, informal : a small wig that is usually worn by a man to cover a bald spot : toupee(男子的)遮秃假发
British : a blanket that you put over your lap and legs to keep them warm(遮住膝盖和腿以保暖的)围毯

cut a rug

see 1cut

pull the rug (out) from under

informal
: to very suddenly take something needed or expected from (someone or something)突然取走所需要或期待之物;拆某人的台

sweep (something) under the rug

see 1sweep
BNC: 4652 COCA: 5095
1
2
: a piece of thick heavy fabric that usually has a nap or pile and is used as a floor covering
3
: a floor mat of an animal pelt
a bearskin rug
4
slang : toupee sense 1
5
British : a blanket for an animal (such as a horse or dog)

Synonyms

Example Sentences

I accidentally spilled wine on the rug. You could tell that he was wearing a rug.
Recent Examples on the Web The whole ordeal might have been swept under the rug if not for Glassman firing off a litany of questions to City Hall. Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 This matter can’t simply be swept under the rug or ignored. Annie Lane, oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2022 This matter can’t simply be swept under the rug or ignored. Annie Lane, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2022 Inflation is still painfully high, of course, and the economy has given false signals before that relief was on the way only for the rug to get pulled out from underneath investors. CBS News, 12 Aug. 2022 The rug has been pulled out from under the sector, and tens of thousands of people were downsized. Jack Kelly, Forbes, 18 July 2022 That the rug was not pulled out from under me so suddenly. Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com, 30 Mar. 2022 But at the hour of greatest triumph, the rug was pulled out. Dom Amore, courant.com, 29 Dec. 2021 All things western are in, so scoop us this southwestern-themed area rug in muted tones to dip your toe into the trend. Sam Peters, Good Housekeeping, 1 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English *rug rag, tuft, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect rugga coarse rug, Old Norse rǫgg tuft

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of rug was in 1591
BNC: 4652 COCA: 5095
rug

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + RUG | RUG + VERB ADJECTIVEhearth (usually hearthrug) 壁爐前小地毯oriental, Persian東方/波斯地毯VERB + RUGmake, weave做地毯;織地毯RUG + VERBcover sth毯子鋪在⋯上A Persian rug covered the polished floor.一塊波斯地毯鋪在光亮的地板上。

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