A piece of thick heavy cloth smaller than a carpet, used for covering the floor or for decoration
قالیچه، گلیم
Persian rugs are world-famous.
قالىهاى ايران در جهان معروفند
Oxford Essential Dictionary
rug
noun
1 a small piece of thick material that you put on the floor Look at carpet.
2 a thick piece of material that you put round your body to keep you warm
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
rug
rug /rʌɡ/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: From a Scandinavian language]
1. a piece of thick cloth or wool that covers part of a floor, used for warmth or as a decoration ⇨ mat, carpet
2. British English a large piece of material that you can wrap around yourself, especially when you are travelling
3. pull the rug (out) from under somebody/sb’s feet informal to suddenly take away something that someone was depending on to achieve what they wanted
4. a toupée – used humorously
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
rug
rug [rug rugs] [rʌɡ] [rʌɡ] noun
1. a piece of thick material like a small carpet that is used for covering or decorating part of a floor
• a hearth rug (= in front of a fireplace )
• an oriental rug
• a sheepskin rug
2. (BrE) a piece of thick warm material, like a blanket, that is used for wrapping around your legs to keep warm
• a travelling rug
• a tartan rug
3. (informal, especially NAmE) = toupee
see pull the rug (out) from under sb's feet at pull v., sweep sth under the rug at sweep v.
Word Origin:
mid 16th cent. (denoting a type of coarse woollen cloth): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian dialect rugga ‘coverlet’, Swedish rugg ‘ruffled hair’; related to rag ‘piece of cloth’. The sense ‘small carpet’ dates from the early 19th cent.
Example Bank:
• A Persian rug covered the polished floor.
• There were several brightly coloured rugs scattered around.
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
rug / rʌɡ / noun [ C ]
rug
B1 a piece of thick heavy cloth smaller than a carpet, used for covering the floor or for decoration:
My dog loves lying on the rug in front of the fire.
a soft cover that keeps you warm or comfortable slang for toupée
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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
rug
/rʌg/
(rugs)
1.
A rug is a piece of thick material that you put on a floor. It is like a carpet but covers a smaller area.
A Persian rug covered the hardwood floors.
N-COUNT
2.
A rug is a small blanket which you use to cover your shoulders or your knees to keep them warm. (mainly BRIT)
The old lady was seated in her chair at the window, a rug over her knees.
N-COUNT
3.
If someone pulls the rug from under a person or thing or pulls the rug from under someone’s feet, they stop giving their help or support.
If the banks opt to pull the rug from under the ill-fated project, it will go into liquidation.
to sweep something under the rug: see sweep
PHRASE: V inflects
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary
rug
rug /ˈrʌg/ noun, pl rugs [count]
1 : a piece of thick, heavy material that is used to cover usually a section of a floor
• I accidentally spilled wine on the rug.
- see picture at living room; see also prayer rug, throw rug
2 chiefly US informal : a small wig that is usually worn by a man to cover a bald spot : toupee
• You could tell that he was wearing a rug.
3 Brit : a blanket that you put over your lap and legs to keep them warm
cut a rug
- see 1cut
pull the rug (out) from under informal : to very suddenly take something needed or expected from (someone or something)
• We were ready to start work on the project when the mayor pulled the rug out from under us and cut the funding.
sweep (something) under the rug