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"Rub" Definition
noun
A liniment or balm.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A seasoning made of ground spices and herbs, applied to the surface of meat, fish, or vegetables before cooking.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A substance or preparation applied by rubbing, especially:.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
An act or remark that annoys or hurts another.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
An unevenness on a surface.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb-transitive
To apply pressure and friction to (a surface).
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To apply to a surface firmly and with friction: rub lotion on the hands; rub dye into the fabric.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To cause to become worn, chafed, or irritated.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To clean, polish, or manipulate by the application of pressure and friction.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To move (an object or objects) firmly along a surface, especially repeatedly: rub an eraser over the blackboard; rubbed my fingers over the sore spot.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb-intransitive
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.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To cause irritation or annoyance.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To exert pressure or friction on something.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To move along in contact with a surface; graze or scrape.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To wear or chafe with friction: My shoes were beginning to rub.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb
To move along the surface of a body with pressure .
Source: Merriam-Webster
To fret or chafe with or as if with friction.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To cause discontent, irritation, or anger.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To continue in a situation usually with slight difficulty .
Source: Merriam-Webster
To admit of being rubbed (as for erasure or obliteration).
Source: Merriam-Webster
idiom
Elbows To mix or socialize closely: diplomats rubbing elbows with heads of state.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
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).
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
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