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

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

rug
noun
ADJ. threadbare | bedside, fireside, hearth, picnic | oriental, Persian
VERB + RUG make, weave | scatter, spread There were several brightly coloured rugs scattered around.
RUG + VERB cover sth A Persian rug covered the polished floor.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

rug
rʌɡ
See: pull the rug out from under , sweep under the rug

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲