(transitive, intransitive) To play a trump card to a trick when unable to follow suit (that is, when unable to play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card).

An instance of ruffing, or an opportunity to ruff, when unable to follow suit. / (obsolete) A game similar to whist and its predecessor.

(music, often military) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruffle.

(transitive) To beat a ruff or ruffle, as on a drum. / (intransitive) Of a drum, etc.: to have a ruff or ruffle beaten on it.

The bark of a dog; arf, woof.

(colloquial) Alternative spelling of rough.

Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough. / Not neat or regular; irregular, uneven. / Rough with bristly hair; shaggy. / (of a person) Strong, sturdy, well-built.

Having a rug or rugs. / Covered with a rug.

simple past tense and past participle of rug

An elastic band made of rubber.