rug

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Noun

1. A partial covering for a floor. {{defdate|1624}}
2. {{lb|en|UK|Australia}} A (usually thick) piece of [[fabric]] used for [[warmth]] (especially on a bed); a [[blanket]]. {{defdate|1591}}
3. {{lb|en|historical|now|rare}} A kind of coarse, heavy [[frieze]], formerly used for clothing. {{defdate|1547}}
4. {{lb|en|historical|now|rare}} A cloak or mantle made of such a frieze. {{defdate|1577}}
5. {{lb|en|obsolete|rare}} A person wearing a rug. {{defdate|1627}}
6. A cloth covering for a horse. {{defdate|1790}}
7. {{lb|en|obsolete|rare}} A dense layer of natural vegetation that precludes the growth of crops. {{defdate|1792}}
8. {{lb|en|slang}} The [[female]] [[pubic hair]]. {{defdate|1893}}
9. A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.
10. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[wig]]; a [[hairpiece]]. {{defdate|1940}}
11. {{lb|en|colloquial}} A dense growth of chest hair. {{defdate|1954}}
12. {{lb|en|US|slang|ethnic slur}} {{ellipsis of|en|rughead}}.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cover with a rug.
2. {{lb|en|Scotland|archaic}} To [[pull]] roughly or hastily; to [[plunder]]; to [[spoil]]; to [[tear]].
3. {{clipping of|en|rug pull}}

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