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rug

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /rʌɡ/

Forms: rugs, rugged

rug means: A thick piece of cloth that covers part of a floor.

noun

FLOOR COVERA2

A thick piece of cloth that covers part of a floor.

  • There is a rug beside my bed.
  • We bought two rugs for the living room.
  • Could you clean the rug by the door?

Similar words: carpet

Common phrases: wool rug, rug on something, small rug

verb

PULL ROUGHLYC2

To pull something hard and roughly, possibly damaging it.

  • Do not rug the rope like that.
  • He rugged at the cloth until it tore.
  • She tried to rug the sack away.

How to use it: rug at something (He began to rug at the tangled rope.)

Similar words: tug, yank

Common phrases: rug something, rug at something

Questions about rug

What does rug mean?

A thick piece of cloth that covers part of a floor.

What is rug in other languages?

Türkçe: kilim · Español: alfombra · Français: tapis · Deutsch: Teppich · Italiano: tappeto · 日本語: 敷物

How do you pronounce rug?

It is pronounced /rʌɡ/.

How do you use rug in a sentence?

There is a rug beside my bed. We bought two rugs for the living room.

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