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rug From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Household, Houserugrug /rʌɡ/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] 1 DHDHHa piece of thick cloth or wool that covers part of a floor, used for warmth or as a decoration → mat, carpet2 British EnglishDHHTRAVEL a large piece of material that you can wrap around yourself, especially when you are travelling3 → pull the rug (out) from under somebody/sb’s feet4 DCa toupée – used humorouslyExamples from the Corpusrug• A comfortable chair, a rug on the deck, and a favorite picture made it my home.• He brought in a rug from New York Carpet World and put it under his desk.• In the living-room, Fara was asleep on a rug beside Chantal's cradle.• a large circular rug• Never place an oriental rug, particularly an expensive one, directly on an uncarpeted floor.• We went into a living room in which there was old furniture, a worn rug, and a frayed velvet sofa.Origin rug (1500-1600) From a Scandinavian language |