rug
noun · verb
Simple meaning
Floor covering made up of a piece of thick heavy fabric.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
ruhgIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɹʌɡ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
A partial covering for a floor.
UKAustralia
A (usually thick) piece of fabric used for warmth (especially on a bed); a blanket.
A cloth covering for a horse.
A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.
colloquial
A dense growth of chest hair.
verb
transitive
To cover with a rug.
To carry out a rug-pull.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
Used this way, rug is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use rug
- “We bought a beautiful new rug for the living room floor.”
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