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Rung vs Rug - What's the difference?

rung | rug |

In lang=en terms the difference between rung and rug

is that rung is one of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy staff while rug is a wig; a hairpiece.

As nouns the difference between rung and rug

is that rung is a crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round while rug is a partial covering for a floor.

As verbs the difference between rung and rug

is that rung is past participle of lang=en (only in senses related to a bell — etymology 2)rug is to pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear.

rung

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) hrung.

Noun

(en noun)
  • A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round.
  • A crosspiece between legs of a chair.
  • (nautical, dated) A floor timber in a ship.
  • (dated) One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy staff.
  • (engineering, dated) One of the radial handles projecting from the rim of a steering wheel.
  • (engineering, dated) One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.
  • Etymology 2

    From the verb ring . (en)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (only in senses related to a bell — etymology 2)
  • (chiefly, dialectal) (ring)
  • *1723 , Charles Walker, Memoirs of Sally Salisbury , VI:
  • *:With ecchoing Shouts the vaulted Chamber rung , / Belle Chuck'' was now the ''TOAST of ev'ry Tongue.
  • * {{quote-journal, journals=Report of State Officers, Board and Committees to the General ..., page=229,
  • books.google.com/books?id=YHYbAQAAIAAJ, South Carolina. General Assembly, year=1906, passage=Mr. Seibels, in his testimony, said I rung' him up to see about labels. He is very much mistaken. I ' rung him up to see about bottles.}}
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  • Usage notes

    "Rang" and "rung" are incorrect for the past of "ring" in the sense of encircle. "Rung" as a simple past is usually considered incorrect.

    rug

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A partial covering for a floor.
  • (UK, Australia) A (usually thick) piece of fabric used for warmth (especially on a bed); a blanket.
  • * 1855 , , A Boy?s Adventures in the Wilds of Australia: or, Herbert?s Note-Book , page 254,
  • They then cut down a quantity of gum-tree leaves for a bed, and threw their rugs upon them ready for bed-time.
  • * 1906 July 27, Government Gazette of Western Australia , page 2297,
  • Furnish every sleeping apartment with a sufficient number of toilet utensils and bedsteads, and sufficient bedding so that each bed shall be provided with a mattress, two sheets, a rug', and, in winter time, not less than one additional ' rug .
  • * 1950 April, Dental Journal of Australia , Volume 22, page 181,
  • My own son had a bunny rug' of which he was very fond and on being put to bed he would always demand his “bunny ' rug to suck his finger with.?
  • * 1997 , Alan Sharpe, Vivien Encel, Murder!: 25 True Australian Crimes , page 22,
  • He brought with him a rug and a sheet, and lay down by the fire.
  • A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for clothing.
  • * Holinshed
  • They spin the choicest rug' in Ireland. A friend of mine repaired to Paris Garden clad in one of these Waterford ' rugs .
  • A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.
  • (slang) A wig; a hairpiece.
  • Usage notes

    * (partial floor covering) The terms rug'' and carpet are not precise synonyms: a ''rug'' covers part of the floor; a ''carpet'' covers most or a large area of the floor; a ''fitted carpet runs wall-to-wall.

    Synonyms

    * (small carpet) carpet, mat * (wig) toupee, wig

    Derived terms

    * area rug * cut a rug * scatter rug * snug as a bug in a rug

    Verb

    (rugg)
  • (Scotland) To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear.
  • (Sir Walter Scott)

    Derived terms

    * rug up (Webster 1913)

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