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rub

/ˈrʌb/

US UK

verb

rubs; rubbed; rubbing

to move something (such as your hand or an object) back and forth along the surface of (something) while pressing [+ obj]

Could you rub my shoulders?

He blinked and rubbed his eyes.

The cat rubbed itself against my leg. [no obj]

The cat rubbed against my leg.

Don't rub too hard or you'll tear the paper.

to move (two things) back and forth against each other [+ obj]

He rubbed his hands with glee. - often + together

I rubbed my hands together to warm them up.

The sound you hear is the crickets rubbing their legs together.

We learned how to rub two sticks together to start a fire. [no obj]

There was a squeak when the boards rubbed together.

to move back and forth many times against something in a way that causes pain or damage [no obj]

The back of my shoe is rubbing against my heel and giving me a blister.

There are marks where the chair has rubbed against the wall. [+ obj]

There are marks where the chair has been rubbing the wall.

I rubbed my knees raw scrambling over the rocks.

[+ obj] :to spread (something) over and into a surface by pressing firmly with your hands

We rubbed the steaks with spices before we grilled them. = We rubbed spices onto the steaks before we grilled them.

I rubbed the ointment onto my sore muscles.

rub along

[phrasal verb] Brit informal :to work, play, etc., together with little or no difficulty

We rub along [=get along] well enough, but we're not really close friends.

rub down

[phrasal verb]

rub (someone or something) down or rub down (someone or something) :to rub (a person or animal's body) with your hands in order to clean, dry, or massage it

The trainer rubbed down the players after the game to keep them from getting sore. - see also rubdown

rub elbows with

US or rub shoulders with

informal :to meet and talk with (someone) in a friendly way

The award dinner gave me the opportunity to rub elbows with some of today's greatest American poets.

rub in

[phrasal verb]

rub (something) in or rub in (something) informal :to keep reminding someone of (something that person would like to forget)

She keeps rubbing in the fact that she makes more money than I do.

I know I made a mistake, but you don't have to rub it in.

rub off

[phrasal verb]

to come off of a surface and often stick to another surface when the surfaces touch each other

Be careful that the ink doesn't rub off on your fingers.

The paint on the desk is beginning to rub off. - often used figuratively

Her positive attitude rubbed off on other people. [=other people began to have a positive attitude from being around her]

I wish some of your good luck would rub off on me. [=I wish that I would start having good luck too]

rub (something) off or rub off (something) :to remove (something) from a surface by rubbing

I rubbed the dirt off (of) the penny.

rub out

[phrasal verb]

rub (something) out or rub out (something) chiefly Brit :to remove (something) by rubbing especially with an eraser

She rubbed out [=(chiefly US) erased] the wrong answer from her paper and filled in the correct one.

rub (someone) out or rub out (someone) US informal :to murder (someone)

They say that the Mafia rubbed him out.

rub salt in/into someone's wounds

or rub salt in/into the wound

informal :to make a difficult situation even worse for someone

It's bad enough that he beat me, but the way he keeps talking about it is just rubbing salt in the wound.

rub someone's nose in

informal :to repeatedly remind someone of (a mistake, failure, etc.)

He beat us all in the race and then rubbed our noses in it.

rub (someone) the wrong way

US or Brit rub (someone) up the wrong way

informal :to cause (someone) to be angry or annoyed :irritate

She meant to be helpful but her suggestion really rubbed me the wrong way.

noun

plural rubs

[count] :an act of rubbing a surface with your hands or an object - usually singular

After the car was washed, they gave the windshield a quick rub with a dry cloth.

Let me give you a back rub. [=let me rub/massage your back]

the rub formal :something that causes a difficulty or problem

Therein/There lies the rub. [=that's the problem]

She's an amazing cook, but she rarely has time to make meals. There's the rub.

[count] US :a combination of spices that is rubbed into the surface of meat before the meat is cooked

He used his favorite rub on the steaks.

a dry rub for chicken

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