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Rug has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

"She knotted her colorful rug on the wooden floor to create a cozy spot by the fireplace."

2

A partial covering for a floor.

"The rugby fan was known in the local community simply as a rug who always wore his team colors."

3

short form of Rugbeian

In plain English: A rug is a smaller piece of carpet that you put on top of the floor to make it softer and warmer under your feet.

"She bought a new rug for her living room floor."

Verb
1

To cover with a rug.

"She decided to rug the bare floor before winter arrived."

Adjective
1

snug; cosy

"The old armchair was so snug and cozy that I fell asleep while reading my book."

Example Sentences
"She bought a new rug for her living room floor." noun
"The red rug added warmth to the living room floor." noun
"She carefully rolled up the old rug before taking it outside." noun
"A small child tripped over the fringed rug near the doorway." noun
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Origin

Uncertain; probably of North Germanic origin; perhaps inherited via Middle English rugge (suggested by Middle English ruggy ("hairy, shaggy, bristly") and rugged ("hairy, shaggy, rugged")), from Old Norse rǫgg ("shagginess, tuft"), from Proto-Germanic rawwō ("long wool"), probably related to *rūhaz ("rough"), related to English rag and rough. Cognate with dialectal Norwegian rugga ("coarse coverlet"), Swedish rugg ("rough entangled hair"), related to English rag and rough.

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