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 Definitions for rubbing: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Rub \Rub\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rubbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Rubbing.] [Probably of Celtic origin; cf. W. rhwbiaw, gael.
rub.]
1. 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.
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It shall be expedient, after that body is cleaned,
to rub the body with a coarse linen cloth. --Sir T.
Elyot.
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2. 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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3. To cause (a body) to move with pressure and friction along
a surface; as, to rub the hand over the body.
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Two bones rubbed hard against one another.
--Arbuthnot.
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4. To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
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The smoothed plank, . . .
New rubbed with balm. --Milton.
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5. To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse;
-- often with up or over; as, to rub up silver.
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The whole business of our redemption is to rub over
the defaced copy of the creation. --South.
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6. To hinder; to cross; to thwart. [R.]
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'T is the duke's pleasure,
Whose disposition, all the world well knows,
Will not be rubbed nor stopped. --Shak.
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To rub down.
(a) To clean by rubbing; to comb or curry; as, to down a
horse.
(b) To reduce or remove by rubbing; as, to rub down the
rough points.
To rub off, to clean anything by rubbing; to separate by
friction; as, to rub off rust.
To rub out, to remove or separate by friction; to erase; to
obliterate; as, to rub out a mark or letter; to rub out a
stain.
To rub up.
(a) To burnish; to polish; to clean.
(b) To excite; to awaken; to rouse to action; as, to rub
up the memory.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Rubbing \Rub"bing\,
a. & n. from Rub, v.
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WordNet (r) 2.0
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rub
n 1: an unforeseen obstacle [syn: {hang-up}, hitch, snag]
2: the act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub"
[syn: wipe]
v 1: move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil
into her skin"
2: cause friction; "my sweater scratches" [syn: fray, fret,
chafe, scratch]
3: scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your
insect bites!" [syn: scratch, itch]
[also: rubbing, rubbed]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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rubbing
n 1: the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact
with another [syn: friction]
2: representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving)
made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with
charcoal
3: effort expended in rubbing one object against another [syn:
friction, detrition]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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rubbing
See rub
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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86 Moby Thesaurus words for "rubbing":
apograph, brushing, carbon, carbon copy, caressing, companion,
confrication, contacting, contingent, copy, dead ringer, double,
duplicate, duplication, effigy, exact likeness, feeling, fellow,
fiche, fingering, frication, fricative, friction, frictional,
frottage, glancing, grazing, handling, hectography, icon, idol,
image, impingent, impinging, in contact, likeness, living image,
living picture, manifold, manipulation, match, mate, meeting,
microcopy, microfiche, microform, mimeography, miniature,
mirroring, model, nudging, osculatory, palpation, perfrication,
petting, photograph, picture, portrait, pressure, recording,
reduplication, reflection, reproduction, reprography, resemblance,
rub, semblance, shadow, similitude, simulacrum, spit and image,
spitting image, stroking, tangent, tangential, tenor, touching,
trace, tracing, transcript, transcription, transfer, twin,
very image, very picture, xerography
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