Rub - English meaning
Rub – definitions in English dictionary
verbApply firm pressure to the surface of (something), using a repeated back and forth motion.
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She rubbed her arm, where she had a large bruiseverb(with reference to two things) move or cause to move to and fro against each other with a certain amount of friction.
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Many insects make noises by rubbing parts of their bodies together
nounAn act of rubbing.
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She pulled out a towel and gave her head a quick rubnounThe central problem or difficulty in a situation.
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That was the rub—she had not cared enoughnoun(in bowling) an uneven patch of ground that impedes or diverts a bowl.
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He got a brilliant rub with his bowl to farley's corner and he was suddenly a bowl of odds clear ag…
abbreviationRussian rouble(s).
verbMove over something with pressure
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Word origin
Middle English (as a verb): perhaps from Low German rubben, of unknown ultimate origin. The noun dates from the late 16th century.
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