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RUB
rub, wipe
(noun) the act of rubbing or wiping; “he gave the hood a quick rub”
hitch, hang-up, rub, snag
(noun) an unforeseen obstacle
rub
(verb) move over something with pressure; “rub my hands”; “rub oil into her skin”
rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch
(verb) cause friction; “my sweater scratches”
rub, scratch, itch
(verb) scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; “Don’t scratch your insect bites!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
RUB (plural RUBs)
(protein) Any of a group of proteins similar to ubiquitin
Initialism of rich urban biker.
Anagrams
• bru, bur, bur-
Etymology
Noun
rub (plural rubs)
An act of rubbing.
A difficulty or problem.
(archaic) A quip or sarcastic remark.
In the game of crown green bowls, any obstacle by which a bowl is diverted from its normal course.
Any substance designed to be applied by rubbing.
A mixture of spices applied to meat before it is barbecued.
Synonyms
• (a difficulty or problem): hitch, hiccup, catch, kink, glitch, snag
Verb
rub (third-person singular simple present rubs, present participle rubbing, simple past and past participle rubbed)
(transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.
(transitive) To rub something against (a second thing).
(intransitive) To be rubbed against something.
(transitive) To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
(dated) To move or pass with difficulty.
To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.
To hinder; to cross; to thwart.
(transitive, bowls) To touch the jack with the bowl.
Anagrams
• bru, bur, bur-
Source: Wiktionary
Rub, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rubbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Rubbing.] Etym: [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. It shall be expedient, after that body is cleaned, to rub the body with a coarse linen cloth. Sir T. Elyot.
2. To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and friction; to graze; to chafe; as, the boat rubs the ground.
3. To cause (a body) to move with pressure and friction along a surface; as, to rub the hand over the body. Two bones rubbed hard against one another. Arbuthnot.
4. To spread a substance thinly over; to smear. The smoothed plank, . . . New rubbed with balm. Milton.
5. To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; -- often with up or over; as, to rub up silver. The whole business of our redemption is to rub over the defaced copy of the creation. South.
6. To hinder; to cross; to thwart. [R.] 'T is the duke's pleasure, Whose disposition, all the world well knows, Will not be rubbed nor stopped. Shak. 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.
Rub, v. i.
1. To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost.
2. To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore.
3. To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods, as huntsmen; to rub through the world. To rub along or on, to go on with difficulty; as, they manage, with strict economy, to rub along. [Colloq.]
Rub, n. Etym: [Cf. W. rhwb. See Rub, v,t,]
1. The act of rubbing; friction.
2. 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. Every rub is smoothed on our way. Shak. To sleep, perchance to dream; ay, there's the rub. Shak. Upon this rub, the English ambassadors thought fit to demur. Hayward. One knows not, certainly, what other rubs might have been ordained for us by a wise Providence. W. Besant.
3. Inequality of surface, as of the ground in the game of bowls; unevenness. Shak.
4. Something grating to the feelings; sarcasm; joke; as, a hard rub.
5. Imperfection; failing; fault. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
6. A chance. [Obs.] Flight shall leave no Greek a rub. Chapman.
7. A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen cutting tools; a whetstone; -- called also rubstone. Rub iron, an iron guard on a wagon body, against which a wheel rubs when cramped too much.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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