"pull the rug" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: pulls the rug [present, singular, third-person], pulling the rug [participle, present], pulled the rug [participle, past], pulled the rug [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pull the rug (third-person singular simple present pulls the rug, present participle pulling the rug, simple past and past participle pulled the rug)
  1. Alternative form of pull the rug out from under Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: pull the rug out from under
    Sense id: en-pull_the_rug-en-verb-UNV1PC~h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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