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1cut — ► VERB (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1) make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp implement. 2) shorten or divide into pieces with a sharp implement. 3) make, form, or remove with a sharp implement. 4) make or design (a …
2cut a rug — To cut a rug is to dance …
3cut a (or the) rug N. Amer. — cut a (or the) rug N. Amer. informal dance, especially in an energetic or accomplished way. → cut …
4cut — adjective make or design (a garment) in a particular way: → cut cut verb (cutting; past and past participle cut) 1》 make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp tool or object. 2》 remove (something) from something larger by… …
5cut a rug — ► cut a (or the) rug informal, chiefly N. Amer. dance. Main Entry: ↑cut …
6cut the rug — ► cut a (or the) rug informal, chiefly N. Amer. dance. Main Entry: ↑cut …
7rug — 1550s, coarse fabric, of Scandinavian origin, Cf. Norw. dial. rugga coarse coverlet, from O.N. rogg shaggy tuft, perhaps related to RAG (Cf. rag) and perhaps also ROUGH (Cf. rough). Sense evolved to coverlet, wrap (1590s), then mat for the floor… …
8cut a rug — phrasal slang : dance; especially : jitterbug * * * cut a (or the) rug informal dance, typically in an energetic or accomplished way you can cut a rug when dance bands and singers …
9Cut Some Rug/Castle Rock — Infobox Single | Name = Cut Some Rug/Castle Rock Artist = The Bluetones from Album = Expecting to Fly Released = 1996 Format = CD, Cassette, 7 Recorded = Genre = Length = Label = Producer = Chart position = * #7 (UK) Last single = Slight Return… …
10rug — ruglike, adj. /rug/, n. 1. a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design. Cf. carpet. 2. the treated skin of an animal, used as a floor covering: a bear rug. 3. Chiefly Brit …
