rug

rug
[[t]rʌ̱g[/t]]
rugs
1) N-COUNT 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.

2) N-COUNT A rug is a small blanket which you use to cover your shoulders or your knees to keep them warm. [mainly BRIT]

The old lady was seated in her chair at the window, a rug over her knees.

...a travel rug.

3) PHRASE: V inflects 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.
sweep something under the rugsee sweep

If the banks opt to pull the rug from under the ill-fated project, it will go into liquidation.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • rug — ► NOUN 1) a small carpet. 2) chiefly Brit. a thick woollen blanket. 3) informal, chiefly N. Amer. a toupee or wig. ● pull the rug out from under Cf. ↑pull the rug out from under ORIGIN probably Scandinavi …   English terms dictionary

  • Rug — Rug, v. t. To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • rug — [rʌg] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: From a Scandinavian language] 1.) a piece of thick cloth or wool that covers part of a floor, used for warmth or as a decoration →↑mat, carpet ↑carpet 2.) BrE a large piece of material that you can wrap around… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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