rug in Sindhi سنڌي
rug in Tamil தமிழ்
rug in Telugu తెలుగు
rug in English
- rug⇄expr. cut a rug, (U.S. Slang.) to dance in a lively manner.
Ex. Shirley, who is an expert dancer, cut many a rug at the Stage Door Canteen (Time). - rug⇄expr. pull the rug (out) from under, to upset the plans of.
Ex. Until the afternoon, there seemed some hope of a settlement. Then the Supreme Court pulled the rug out from under the President (Newsweek). - rug⇄expr. sweep under the rug, (Informal.) to conceal (an error, scandal, problem, or difficulty), especially from the public.
Ex. For years this national scandal has been swept under the rug (Harper's). - rug⇄noun a rough pull; jerk.
- rug⇄rug (1), noun.
1. a heavy floor covering usually covering only part of a room's floor.
Ex. a rag rug, a grass rug.
2. a thick, warm cloth used as covering.
Ex. The tramp wrapped his woolen rug around him. - rug⇄rug (2), verb, rugged,rugging,noun.
(Scottish.) - rug⇄v.t., v.i. to pull roughly; tug.