rug
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++rug /rʌɡ/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] 1. 
DHDHHa piece of thick cloth or wool that covers part of a floor, used for warmth or as a decoration 小地毯 → mat, carpet2. British EnglishDHHTRAVEL a large piece of material that you can wrap around yourself, especially when you are travelling 〔尤指旅行用、可裹身的〕大毛毯3. pull the rug (out) from under somebody/sb’s feet informalREMOVE to suddenly take away something that someone was depending on to achieve what they wanted 突然停止对某人的支持4. DCa toupée – used humorously 假发〔幽默用法〕
DHDHHa piece of thick cloth or wool that covers part of a floor, used for warmth or as a decoration 小地毯 → mat, carpet2. British EnglishDHHTRAVEL a large piece of material that you can wrap around yourself, especially when you are travelling 〔尤指旅行用、可裹身的〕大毛毯3. pull the rug (out) from under somebody/sb’s feet informalREMOVE to suddenly take away something that someone was depending on to achieve what they wanted 突然停止对某人的支持4. DCa toupée – used humorously 假发〔幽默用法〕Examples from the Corpus
rug• A comfortable chair, a rug on the deck, and a favorite picture made it my home.• He brought in a rug from New York Carpet World and put it under his desk.• In the living-room, Fara was asleep on a rug beside Chantal's cradle.• a large circular rug• Never place an oriental rug, particularly an expensive one, directly on an uncarpeted floor.• A thick, choking smoke arose but the rug began to burn and she dropped it with a cry.• We went into a living room in which there was old furniture, a worn rug, and a frayed velvet sofa.Origin rug (1500-1600) From a Scandinavian languagerug nounChinese
Corpus that covers thick or wool of a cloth piece
rug
rug /rʌɡ/
noun [countable]
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
rug /rʌɡ/
noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Origin: From a Scandinavian language
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
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