rug

«rug» in Mova's school dictionary: a thick piece of cloth that covers part of a floor — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (rug, rugs)

meaning for a pupil

1) A rug is a thick piece of cloth that covers part of a floor. tree →

2) A rug (UK) can also be a thick blanket, for a knee or a picnic: a travel rug. tree →

3) «Pull the rug out from under someone» means suddenly take away their help. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths: a rectangle with length and width; area of the rug or floor left uncovered; price of rugs; circular rugs need area of a circle. In everyday life: rugs in living rooms and classrooms (the reading rug, the carpet area). In stories: a magic flying rug (carpet); «snug as a bug in a rug».

examples

• A rug is 6 feet long and 4 feet wide. tree →
• What is the area of the rug? tree →
• The room is 10 by 12 feet; how much floor is not covered by the rug? tree →
• Each rug costs $40. tree →
• The children sat on the reading rug. tree →
• The dog sleeps on the rug by the fire. tree →
• We took a picnic rug to the park. tree →
• Snug as a bug in a rug! tree →
• The rug slipped, so we put a grip mat under it. tree →
• There were carpets, and rugs, and window curtains hanging to the ground. tree →

note

Covering means area: length × width; floor left = room area − rug area. Trap: do not use perimeter for covering. A rug covers part of the floor; a carpet usually covers all of it. Safety: loose rugs can make people trip.

In the corpora

• Many share a sofa, and some curl up asleep on the same rug, especially if they met when young.
• Your dog is fast asleep on the rug, but its paws are paddling, its lips twitch and it gives tiny muffled woofs.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «rug» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.