rug
A partial covering for a floorA partial covering for a floor.
» They climbed the rugged north face.
Meaning
11 sensesA partial covering for a floor.
Teppich, Brücke
ко́врикkóvrik
килимо́кkylymók
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
(Australia, UK)A (usually thick) piece of fabric used for warmth (especially on a bed); a blanket.
1958, Arthur Hailey, John Castle. Runway Zero-Eight. Bantham Books She tucked in a rug round the woman. “How’s that?” The woman nodded gratefully.
A cloth covering for a horse.
(slang)The female pubic hair.
A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.
(slang)A wig; a hairpiece.
(colloquial)A dense growth of chest hair.
(archaic, historical)A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for clothing.
(archaic, historical)A cloak or mantle made of such a frieze.
(obsolete, rare)A person wearing a rug.
(obsolete, rare)A dense layer of natural vegetation that precludes the growth of crops.
Examples
170 sentencesThey climbed the rugged north face.
Tom buys and sells antique rugs.
The rug was covered with cat hair.
ruКовёр был покрыт шерстью кота.
The document was found under the rug.
Tom beat the rug with his old racket.
Translations
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Origin
Uncertain; probably of North Germanic origin; perhaps inherited via Middle English *ruggeUncertain; probably of North Germanic origin; perhaps inherited via Middle English *rugge (suggested by Middle English ruggy (“hairy, shaggy, bristly”) and rugged (“hairy, shaggy, rugged”)), from Old Norse rǫgg (“shagginess, tuft”), from Proto-Germanic *rawwō (“long wool”), probably related to *rūhaz (“rough”), related to English rag and rough.
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