rug
To cover with a rugTo cover with a rug.
» They climbed the rugged north face.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To cover with a rug.
(Scotland, archaic)To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear.
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. — odexed
The document was found under the rug.
Tom beat the rug with his old racket.
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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Forms
rugs, rugging, rugged, ruggedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.