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rub
idiom
1. Elbows To mix or socialize closely: diplomats rubbing elbows with heads of state.
2. Rub (someone) the wrong way To annoy; irritate: "One can see . . . how [his] expression of his ideals and intentions must have rubbed many people the wrong way” ( Christopher Lehmann-Haupt).
noun
1. A liniment or balm.
2. A seasoning made of ground spices and herbs, applied to the surface of meat, fish, or vegetables before cooking.
3. A substance or preparation applied by rubbing, especially:.
4. An act or remark that annoys or hurts another.
5. An unevenness on a surface.
phrasal-verb
1. Rub down To perform a brisk rubbing of the body, as in massage.
2. Rub in To harp on (an unpleasant matter).
3. Rub out Slang To kill; murder.
4. Rub out To obliterate by or as if by rubbing.
verb
1. To move along the surface of a body with pressure .
2. To fret or chafe with or as if with friction.
3. To cause discontent, irritation, or anger.
4. To continue in a situation usually with slight difficulty .
5. To admit of being rubbed (as for erasure or obliteration).
verb-intransitive
1. To be transferred or removed by contact or proximity: newsprint that rubbed off on my fingers; wished some of her luck would rub off on me.
2. To cause irritation or annoyance.
3. To exert pressure or friction on something.
4. To move along in contact with a surface; graze or scrape.
5. To wear or chafe with friction: My shoes were beginning to rub.
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