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RUG/rʌɡ/

A rug is a small thick carpet that covers part of a floor, not the whole room. Countable: a rug, rugs. A carpet often covers all the floor and is fixed; a mat is thinner, by a door, for dirty shoes. A blanket goes on a bed. Mix-up: rug vs mug (a cup) — different first letter; and rug vs rag (an old cloth).

Meaning

A small thick carpet that covers part of a floor.

Examples

• “There is a rug by the bed.”
• “Do not trip on the edge of the rug.”
• “We bought a new rug for the living room.”

Good to know

a rug (part of the floor). Contrast: carpet (whole floor), mat (door). Mix-up: mug, rag.

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