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41rub — [c]/rʌb / (say rub) verb (rubbed, rubbing) –verb (t) 1. to subject (an object) to pressure and friction, especially in order to clean, smooth, polish, etc. 2. to move, spread, or apply (something) with pressure and friction over something else. 3 …
42rub — [[t]rʌb[/t]] v. rubbed, rub•bing, n. 1) to subject (something) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, polishing, or massaging; move one thing back and forth or with a rotary motion along the surface of (something else) 2) to move, spread, or… …
43rub — 1. noun /rʌb/ a) An act of rubbing. Give that lamp a good rub and see if any genies come out b) A difficulty or problem. Therein lies the rub. 2. verb …
44rub — I UK [rʌb] / US verb Word forms rub : present tense I/you/we/they rub he/she/it rubs present participle rubbing past tense rubbed past participle rubbed ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to press and move your hands or an object over a surface The… …
45rub — 1. v. & n. v. (rubbed, rubbing) 1 tr. move one s hand or another object with firm pressure over the surface of. 2 tr. (usu. foll. by against, in, on, over) apply (one s hand etc.) in this way. 3 tr. clean or polish or make dry or bare by rubbing …
46rub — Synonyms and related words: Discordia, Eris, ablate, abrade, abrase, afflict, aggravate, agonize, ail, air dry, anhydrate, annoy, apple of discord, attouchement, bake, bandage, bar, bark, bathe, bite, block, blockade, blot, bone of contention,… …
47rub — v 1. massage, knead, embrocate; stroke, caress, fondle, pet, pat, palm; brush, graze; (all of horses) curry, currycomb, groom. 2. polish, buff, burnish, rub down, smooth; abrade, chafe, levigate, triturate; scour, scrub. 3.Often rub off or out… …
48rub — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. buff, abrade, scour, polish; chafe, massage, stroke, graze; annoy, disturb. See friction, smoothness, discontent. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A rubbing action] Syn. massage, rubdown, brushing, stroke,… …
49rub something out — ERASE, delete, remove, efface, obliterate, expunge. → rub * * * erase pencil marks with an eraser * * * ˌrub sthˈout derived (BrE) (also erase …
50rub someone out — tv. to kill someone. (Underworld.) □ The gunman was eager to rub somebody out. CD The crooks tried to rub out the witness …
