Rug (noun)
A partial covering for a floor. 1624
Rug (noun)
A (usually thick) piece of fabric used for warmth (especially on a bed); a blanket. 1591
Rug (noun)
A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for clothing. 1547
Rug (noun)
A cloak or mantle made of such a frieze. 1577
Rug (noun)
A person wearing a rug. 1627
Rug (noun)
A cloth covering for a horse. 1790
Rug (noun)
A dense layer of natural vegetation that precludes the growth of crops. 1792
Rug (noun)
The female pubic hair. 1893
Rug (noun)
A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.
Rug (noun)
A wig; a hairpiece. 1940
Rug (noun)
A dense growth of chest hair. 1954
Rug (verb)
To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear.
Rag (noun)
Tattered clothes.
Rag (noun)
A piece of old cloth; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred, a tatter.
Rag (noun)
A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.
Rag (noun)
A ragged edge in metalworking.
Rag (noun)
A sail, or any piece of canvas.
Rag (noun)
A newspaper, magazine.
Rag (noun)
A poor, low-ranking kicker.
“I have ace-four on my hand. In other words, I have ace-rag.”
Rag (noun)
A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.
Rag (noun)
A prank or practical joke.
Rag (noun)
A society run by university students for the purpose of charitable fundraising.
Rag (noun)
An informal dance party featuring music played by African-American string bands. 19th c.
Rag (noun)
A ragtime song, dance or piece of music. from 19th c.
Rag (verb)
To become tattered.
Rag (verb)
To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
Rag (verb)
To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
Rag (verb)
To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.
Rag (verb)
To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.
Rag (verb)
To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.
Rag (verb)
To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.
Rag (verb)
To dance to ragtime music.
Rag (verb)
To add syncopation (to a tune) and thereby make it appropriate for a ragtime song.
Rug (noun)
a floor covering of thick woven material or animal skin, typically not extending over the entire floor
“an oriental rug”
“Charles and Elaine were sitting on the rug in front of the fire”
Rug (noun)
a thick woollen coverlet or wrap, used especially when travelling.
Rug (noun)
a shaped garment worn by horses for protection or warmth.
Rug (noun)
a toupee or wig
“men who shave their heads or wear rugs”
Rag (noun)
a piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece, used typically for cleaning things
“a piece of rag”
“he wiped his hands on an oily rag”
Rag (noun)
old or tattered clothes
“street urchins dressed in rags”
Rag (noun)
the smallest scrap of cloth or clothing
“not a rag of clothing has arrived to us this winter”
Rag (noun)
a newspaper, typically one regarded as being of low quality
“the local rag”
Rag (noun)
a herd of colts
“a rag of colts roamed the moorland”
Rag (noun)
a programme of stunts, parades, and other entertainments organized by students to raise money for charity
“rag week”
Rag (noun)
a boisterous prank or practical joke
“the college is preparing for a good old rag tonight”
Rag (noun)
a large coarse roofing slate.
Rag (noun)
a hard, coarse sedimentary rock that can be broken into thick slabs.
Rag (noun)
a ragtime composition or tune.
Rag (noun)
variant of raga
Rag (verb)
give a decorative effect to (a painted surface) by applying paint, typically of a different colour, with a rag
“the background walls have been stippled above the dado rail and ragged below”
Rag (verb)
apply (paint) to a surface with a rag.
Rag (verb)
make fun of (someone) in a boisterous manner
“he ragged me about not smoking or drinking”
“despite the way I sometimes rag her, she is my sister”
Rag (verb)
rebuke severely
“I ragged a restaurant last week for mangling Key lime pie”
Rag (verb)
keep possession of (the puck) by skilful stick-handling and avoidance of opponents, so as to waste time
“players ragged the puck in mid-ice to kill off penalties”