rug
noun
ˈrəg 
1
: lap robe
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
- hairpiece
- toupee
- wig
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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
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
Phrases Containing rug
Kids Definition
rug
noun
ˈrəg
: a piece of thick heavy fabric usually with a nap or pile used especially as a floor covering
rug
noun
as in wig
a headpiece made of natural or synthetic hair usually worn to cover a bald area get a load of that bald guy's rug—who does he think he's fooling? Synonyms & Similar Words
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- wig
- toupee
- hairpiece
- extension
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- postiche
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