rugnoun [ C ]
uk/rʌɡ/us/rʌɡ/B1 a piece of thick heavy cloth smaller than a carpet, used for covering the floor or for decoration:
My dog loves lying on the rug in front of the fire.
a soft cover that keeps you warm or comfortable
slang for toupée
More examples
- The floor was partly covered with a dirty old rug.
- She tripped over the rug.
- I was on the back doorstep shaking out a rug.
- Unfortunately some paint splashed onto the rug.
- We spread the picnic rug out on the ground and sat down to eat.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Carpets, rugs & other floor coverings
- bath mat
- carpet
- carpeted
- carpeting
- doormat
- fitted carpet
- fitter
- linoleum
- mat
- matting
- parquet
- Persian rug
- pile
- scatter rug
- shag
- underlay
- wall-to-wall
- welcome mat
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