Definitions of rub
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To
move
along
with
pressure;
to
fret;
to
chafe;
to
move
or
pass
with
difficulty.
-
To
move
or
pass
over
with
friction
and
pressure;
graze,
grate,
or
scrape.
-
To
polish
or
erase
by
friction.
-
move
over
something
with
pressure; "
rub
my
hands"; "
rub
oil
into
her
skin"
-
To
subject (
a
body)
to
the
action
of
something
moving
over
its
surface
with
pressure
and
friction,
especially
to
the
action
of
something
moving
back
and
forth;
as,
to
rub
the
flesh
with
the
hand;
to
rub
wood
with
sandpaper.
-
To
move
over
the
surface
of (
a
body)
with
pressure
and
friction;
to
graze;
to
chafe;
as,
the
boat
rubs
the
ground.
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To
cause (
a
body)
to
move
with
pressure
and
friction
along
a
surface;
as,
to
rub
the
hand
over
the
body.
-
To
spread
a
substance
thinly
over;
to
smear.
-
To
hinder;
to
cross;
to
thwart.
-
To
scour;
to
burnish;
to
polish;
to
brighten;
to
cleanse; -
often
with
up
or
over;
as,
to
rub
up
silver.
-
To
move
something
with
pressure
over
the
surface
of;
as,
to
rub
one's
face
with
a
towel;
to
pass
over
with
a
scraping
or
brushing
movement;
as,
the
wheel
rubbed
my
dress;
to
cause
to
move
over
with
pressure;
as,
to
rub
one's
hand
over
one's
arm;
to
clean
or
scour
by
moving
omething
over
with
pressure;
to
polish;
as,
to
rub
up
the
silver;
to
remove
by
moving
something
over;
erase;
as,
to
rub
out
a
black
mark;
renew
one's
knowledge
of;
as,
to
rub
up
one's
history;
to
affect
one's
feelings
disagreeably;
as,
to
rub
one
the
wrong
way.
-
To
move
something
over (
the
surface
of)
with
pressure
or
friction:
to
clean:
to
polish:
to
wipe:
to
scour:
to
erase
or
beat
out:
to
touch
hard.
-
To
pass
over
with
friction;
wipe;
touch
hard.
-
To
move
along
the
surface
of
a
body
with
pressure;
to
grate;
as,
a
wheel
rubs
against
the
gatepost.
-
To
fret;
to
chafe;
as,
to
rub
upon
a
sore.
-
To
move
or
pass
with
difficulty;
as,
to
rub
through
woods,
as
huntsmen;
to
rub
through
the
world.
-
To
move
along
a
surface
with
pressure;
scrape;
as,
two
things
rub
together;
to
get
along
with
difficulty;
as,
to
manage
to
rub
along.
-
To
move
along
with
pressure:
to
grate:
to
fret:-
pr.
p.
rubbing;
pa.
t.
and
pa.
p.
rubbed.
-
To
move
over
with
pressure.
-
scrape
or
rub
as
if
to
relieve
itching; "
Don't
scratch
your
insect
bites!"
-
move
over
something
with
pressure; "
rub
my
back"; "
rub
oil
into
her
skin"
-
To
move
something
along
a
surface
with
pressure;
to
wipe;
to
clean;
to
scour;
to
spread
over;
to
polish.
To
rub
down,
to
clean
by
rubbing.
To
rub
off,
to
clean
by
rubbing;
to
separate
by
friction.
To
rub
out,
to
erase.
To
rub
upon,
to
touch
hard.
To
rub
up,
to
burnish;
to
excite.
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Rubbing.
-
That
which
rubs;
that
which
tends
to
hinder
or
obstruct
motion
or
progress;
hindrance;
obstruction,
an
impediment;
especially,
a
difficulty
or
obstruction
hard
to
overcome;
a
pinch.
-
Inequality
of
surface,
as
of
the
ground
in
the
game
of
bowls;
unevenness.
-
Something
grating
to
the
feelings;
sarcasm;
joke;
as,
a
hard
rub.
-
Imperfection;
failing;
fault.
-
A
chance.
-
A
stone,
commonly
flat,
used
to
sharpen
cutting
tools;
a
whetstone; -
called
also
rubstone.
-
A
moving
of
something
over
with
pressure;
a
rubbing;
as,
give
the
table
a
good
rub;
that
which
makes
progress
difficult;
hindrance;
something
that
is
harsh
to
the
feelings;
a
sarcasm.
-
The
act
of
rubbing:
that
which
rubs:
a
collision:
an
obstruction:
difficulty:
a
pinch:
a
joke.
-
Friction;
difficulty.
-
A
rubbing.
-
Something
that
rubs;
a
hindrance;
difficulty.
-
Act
of
rubbing;
friction;
that
which
rubs
and
renders
motion
difficult;
obstruction;
difficulty;
a
sarcasm;
a
jibe.
-
Act
of
rubbing;
friction;
hindrance;
difficulty;
pinch;
sarcasm.
-
Rubbed.
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