Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A floor covering consisting of a piece of heavy fabric, especially one that does not cover the floor's entire surface.
- noun An animal skin used as a floor covering.
- noun Chiefly British A piece of thick, warm fabric or fur used as a coverlet or lap robe.
- noun Slang A toupee.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To pull roughly or hastily; tear; tug.
- noun A rough, heavy woolen fabric; a kind of coarse, nappy frieze, used especially for the garments of the poorer classes.
- noun A thick, heavy covering, ordinarily woolen, and having a shaggy nap; a piece of thick nappy material used for various purposes.
- noun A covering for the floor; a mat, usually oblong or square, and woven in one piece. Rugs, especially those of Oriental make, often show rich designs and elaborate workmanship, and are hence sometimes used for hangings.
- noun A lap-robe; a thick shawl or covering used in driving, traveling, etc., as a protection against the cold.
- noun A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.
- noun A kind of strong liquor or drink.
- noun A rough or hasty pull; a tug.
- Snug; warm.
- noun Another form of
rig , a dialectal variant ofridge .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb Scot. To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear.
- noun A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for garments.
- noun A piece of thick, nappy fabric, commonly made of wool, -- used for various purposes, as for covering and ornamenting part of a bare floor, for hanging in a doorway as a potière, for protecting a portion of carpet, for a wrap to protect the legs from cold, etc.
- noun A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.
- noun a gown made of rug, of or coarse, shaggy cloth.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A partial covering for a floor.
- noun UK, Australia A (usually thick) piece of
fabric used forwarmth (especially on a bed); ablanket . - noun slang A
wig ; ahairpiece . - verb Scotland To
pull roughly or hastily; toplunder ; tospoil ; totear .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Robert's Bobby Kennedy understands that the anguish suffered by a single child who watches a puppy get beaten to death for pissing on a rug is the same anguish suffered by a sick person forced to choose between medicine or groceries, the same anguish suffered by an immigrant forced to work seventy-hour weeks under the looming threat of deportation.
Zac Hill: Searching for Bobby Kennedy: Health Care and the Moral Imperative Zac Hill 2010
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Robert's Bobby Kennedy understands that the anguish suffered by a single child who watches a puppy get beaten to death for pissing on a rug is the same anguish suffered by a sick person forced to choose between medicine or groceries, the same anguish suffered by an immigrant forced to work seventy-hour weeks under the looming threat of deportation.
Zac Hill: Searching for Bobby Kennedy: Health Care and the Moral Imperative Zac Hill 2010
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Negative: Said area rug is a flattened piece of discarded cardboard.
Jen and Aaron Pattap: WWOOFing: Off-the-Grid Living Tests Our Limits Jen 2010
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Robert's Bobby Kennedy understands that the anguish suffered by a single child who watches a puppy get beaten to death for pissing on a rug is the same anguish suffered by a sick person forced to choose between medicine or groceries, the same anguish suffered by an immigrant forced to work seventy-hour weeks under the looming threat of deportation.
Zac Hill: Searching for Bobby Kennedy: Health Care and the Moral Imperative Zac Hill 2010
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Robert's Bobby Kennedy understands that the anguish suffered by a single child who watches a puppy get beaten to death for pissing on a rug is the same anguish suffered by a sick person forced to choose between medicine or groceries, the same anguish suffered by an immigrant forced to work seventy-hour weeks under the looming threat of deportation.
Zac Hill: Searching for Bobby Kennedy: Health Care and the Moral Imperative Zac Hill 2010
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A pad, sometimes called a cushion, under the rug is a good idea, because it slows the wear of the carpet and is smart for safety reasons -- a padded rug won't slide around on hardwood or tile floors.
Hints From Heloise washingtonpost.com 2010
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It's that spoiled man-boy's fault, his rug is actually an alien controlling his thoughts. nt jayburd
Racist Donny Deutsch slurs Marco Rubio (R CAND, FL-SEN). | RedState 2010
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The mushy piles it leaves on the rug is another subject though …
Gallup: R+4 on the Generic Congressional Ballot. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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In the past if you have a real bear skin rug this would be a symbol of luxury and wealth, and this rubber rug can be a cheap replacement for an original bear skin rug, that is quite expensive.
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Robert's Bobby Kennedy understands that the anguish suffered by a single child who watches a puppy get beaten to death for pissing on a rug is the same anguish suffered by a sick person forced to choose between medicine or groceries, the same anguish suffered by an immigrant forced to work seventy-hour weeks under the looming threat of deportation.
Zac Hill: Searching for Bobby Kennedy: Health Care and the Moral Imperative Zac Hill 2010
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