A rug is a piece of thick material that you put on a floor. It is like a carpet but covers a smaller area.
A Persian rug covered the hardwood floors.
Synonyms: mat, runner, carpet, hearthrug More Synonyms of rug
2. countable noun
A rug is a small blanket which you use to cover your shoulders or your knees to keep them warm.
[mainly British]
The old lady was seated in her chair at the window, a rug over her knees.
...a travel rug.
Synonyms: blanket, throw, wrap, coverlet More Synonyms of rug
3.
See pull the rug from under someone/pull the rug from under someone's feet
4. to sweep something under the rug
More Synonyms of rug
rug in British English
(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. mainly British
a blanket, esp one used as a wrap or lap robe for travellers
3. slang
a wig
4. pull the rug out from under
Derived forms
ruglike (ˈrugˌlike)
adjective
Word origin
C16: from Scandinavian; compare Norwegian rugga, Swedish rugg coarse hair. See rag1
RUG in British English
computing
abbreviation for
restricted users group
restricted users group in British English
noun
a group of people who, with knowledge of a secret password, or by some other method, have access to restricted information stored in a computer
Abbreviation: RUG
rug in American English
(rʌg)
noun
1.
a piece of thick, often napped fabric, woven strips of rag, an animal skin, etc. used as a floor covering: usually distinguished from carpet in being a single piece of definite shape, not intended to cover the entire floor
2. chiefly Brit. term for
lap robe
3. US, Slang
a toupee
Word origin
< Scand, as in Norw dial. rugga, coarse coverlet, Swed rugg, shaggy hair, ON rǫgg, long hair < IE base *reu-, to tear out: see rude
rug in Hospitality
(rʌg)
Word forms: (regular plural) rugs
noun
(Hospitality (hotel): Hotel room, bedroom)
A rug is a piece of thick material that you put on a floor. It is like a carpet but coversa smaller area.
There were woolen rugs on the floorboards.
Straighten all the rugs or people might trip over them.
The cleaner covered a stain on the carpet with a rug.
More idioms containing
rug
pull the rug from under someone's feet
sweep something under the rug
be as snug as a bug in a rug
Examples of 'rug' in a sentence
rug
You just get a rug or put on a jumper or two and some gloves.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
That would pull the rug from under his feet.
The Sun (2016)
It felt like the rug being pulled out.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
If you have bare floors, put down a rug.
The Sun (2016)
Many have enjoyed the flexibility of being able to access their savings while still working and government is potentially pulling the rug from under their feet.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There has been no peerage, no official role for the man who singlehandedly pulled the rug from under a contemptuous Brussels elite.
The Sun (2016)
The rug has been pulled from underneath me.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The floors are wooden platforms covered with rugs.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In one we were told not to put a rug on a recently polished floor.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The floor is covered with thick pile cream rugs and almost the same volume of wires.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They want vivid accent chairs and colourful rugs and accessories.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Bright yellow walls and pink carpets and rugs increase the sense of warmth.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In the digital world that rug has been pulled away.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The floor is made up of polished wooden planks covered in old rugs.
The Sun (2010)
Just a table and a chair and a rug.
E. Nesbit The Railway Children (1906)
How did the rug get pulled out from under them so fast?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The classroom floors are covered with rugs.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
And then pulling the rug away when the going gets tough.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
His head was covered with the rug.
Paige, Frances The Glasgow Girls (1994)
Spread a rug on the floor.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Putting lighter rugs on the horses.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Bring a rug from the chair.
Frances Hodgson Burnett The Secret Garden (1911)
Stable rug (and blankets if horse fully clipped out.
Eccles, Lesley Your First Horse - buying, feeding, caring (1989)
This was before the age of fitted carpets, and rugs were scattered over the dark floorboards.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The room is sauna warm; rugs cover the floor and the air is thick with incense.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
If the floorboards are good, rip it up and put down rug for a quick fix.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The carpets, rugs and textiles come from all around the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He no longer slept with his wife, preferring a rug on the floor.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Married to these are contemporary furniture, including large sofas and thick rugs, and a host of technology.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
rug
British English: rug /rʌɡ/ NOUN
A rug is a piece of thick material that you put on the floor and use like a carpet.
There was a beautiful red rug on the floor.
American English: rug
Arabic: سَجَّادَة
Brazilian Portuguese: tapete
Chinese: 小地毯
Croatian: sag
Czech: koberec menší
Danish: tæppe
Dutch: tapijt
European Spanish: alfombra
Finnish: pieni matto
French: tapis
German: Teppich
Greek: χαλάκι
Italian: tappeto
Japanese: ラグ
Korean: 양탄자
Norwegian: teppe
Polish: pled
European Portuguese: tapete
Romanian: preș
Russian: ковер
Latin American Spanish: alfombra
Swedish: matta
Thai: พรมผืนเล็ก
Turkish: kilim
Ukrainian: килимок
Vietnamese: thảm nhỏ
All related terms of 'rug'
rug up
to put on warm clothing
car rug
a floor covering for automobiles
rag rug
A rag rug is a small carpet made of old pieces of cloth stitched or woven together .
rug rat
a child not yet walking
rya rug
a decorative hand-woven area rug or tapestry of Scandinavian origin, with a thick pile and, usually, an abstract design
area rug
a rug intended to cover only part of a floor
shag rug
a piece of thick material with a nap of long rough strands that you put on a floor . It is like a carpet but covers a smaller area
throw rug
→ scatter rug
bedside rug
a rug beside a bed
Bukhara rug
a kind of rug , typically having a black-and-white geometrical pattern on a reddish ground
hearth rug
A hearth rug is a rug which is put in front of a fireplace .
Persian rug
an Oriental rug made in Persia ( Iran ), having rich, soft colors in any of various intricate , often floral , patterns
prayer rug
the small carpet on which Muslims kneel and prostrate themselves while saying prayers
scatter rug
a small rug used to cover a limited area
steamer rug
a heavy woolen blanket used by passengers in deck chairs on shipboard to cover the lap and legs
bearskin rug
the pelt of a bear, used as a rug
oriental rug
a rug or carpet , typically knotted with pile and showing a symmetrical and ornate floral , arabesque , or abstract motif
shag pile rug
a piece of thick material with a nap of long rough strands that you put on a floor . It is like a carpet but covers a smaller area
kilim
a pileless woven rug of intricate design made in the Middle East
Wilton
a kind of carpet with a close velvet pile of cut loops
dhurrie
a coarse cotton or wool rug woven in India in a flat weave and in various designs
sweep something under the rug
to try to forget about something and hide it because you find it embarrassing or shameful
pull the rug out from under
to betray , expose , or leave defenceless
be as snug as a bug in a rug
to be in a very comfortable situation
pull the rug from under someone's feet
to suddenly stop helping and supporting someone
pull the rug from under someone/pull the rug from under someone's feet
If someone pulls the rug from under a person or thing or pulls the rug from under someone's feet , they stop giving their help or support .
to sweep something under the carpet to sweep something under the rug
If someone sweeps something bad or wrong under the carpet , or if they sweep it under the rug , they try to prevent people from hearing about it.
Chinese translation of 'rug'
rug
(rʌɡ)
n(c)
(= carpet) 小地毯 (xiǎodìtǎn) (块(塊), kuài)
(Brit, = blanket) 小毛毯 (xiǎomáotǎn) (块(塊), kuài)
1 (noun)
Definition
a small carpet
A Persian rug covered the floor.
Synonyms
mat
There was a letter on the mat.
runner
carpet
hearthrug
2 (noun)
Definition
a thick woollen blanket
The old lady had a rug over her knees.
Synonyms
blanket
There was an old blanket in the trunk of my car.
throw
wrap
coverlet
3 (noun)
Definition
a wig
He's either wearing a rug or he's got a hamster on his head.
Synonyms
wig
hairpiece
for years he wore a hairpiece both on and off screen
toupee
see also subject word lists:
See Carpets and rugs
Additional synonyms
in the sense of hairpiece
Definition
a section of false hair added to a person's real hair
for years he wore a hairpiece both on and off screen