Cutting a rug is an expression that means to DANCE. It is derived from the phrase 'rug-cutter, ' which was used to describe someone who was particularly skilled at dancing. The crossword solutions for the term CUT A RUG are SAMBAED (7 letters), DANCE (5 letters), DANCED (6 letters), MAT (3 letters), and TOREITUP (8 letters). Sambaed is a type of Latin American DANCE, while DANCE is a general term for any type of movement to music. Danced is the past tense of DANCE, and MAT is a piece of fabric or carpeting that is often used as a floor covering. Toreitup is a slang term that means to DANCE energetically.