RUG

rug, carpet, carpeting

(noun) floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Noun

Rug (plural Rugs)

(slang) short form of Rugbeian

Anagrams

• GRU

Etymology

Noun

rug (plural rugs)

A partial covering for a floor. [1624]

(UK, Australia) A (usually thick) piece of fabric used for warmth (especially on a bed); a blanket. [1591]

(historical, now, rare) A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for clothing. [1547]

(historical, now, rare) A cloak or mantle made of such a frieze. [1577]

(obsolete, rare) A person wearing a rug. [1627]

A cloth covering for a horse. [1790]

(obsolete, rare) A dense layer of natural vegetation that precludes the growth of crops. [1792]

(slang) The female pubic hair. [1893]

A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.

(slang) A wig; a hairpiece. [1940]

(colloquial) A dense growth of chest hair. [1954]

Usage notes

• (partial floor covering): The terms rug and carpet are not precise synonyms: a rug covers part of the floor; a carpet covers most or a large area of the floor; a fitted carpet runs wall-to-wall.

Synonyms

• (small carpet): carpet, mat

• (wig): toupee, wig

Verb

rug (third-person singular simple present rugs, present participle rugging, simple past and past participle rugged)

(Scotland) To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear.

Adjective

rug (comparative more rug, superlative most rug)

(UK, dialect, obsolete) snug; cosy

Anagrams

• GRU

Source: Wiktionary

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Rug, n. Etym: [Cf. Sw. rugg entanglend hair, ruggig rugged, shaggy, probably akin to E. rough. See Rough, a.]

1. A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for garments. They spin the choicest rug in Ireland. A friend of mine . . . repaired to Paris Garden clad in one of these Waterford rugs. The mastiffs, . . . deeming he had been a bear, would fain have baited him. Holinshed.

2. A piece of thick, nappy fabric, commonly made of wool, -- used for various purposes, as for covering and ornamenting part of a bare floor, for hanging in a doorway as a potière, for protecting a portion of carpet, for a wrap to protect the legs from cold, etc.

3. A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog. Rug gown, a gown made of rug, of or coarse, shaggy cloth. B. Johnson.

Rug, v. t.

Definition: To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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