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rub something down1Dry, smooth, or clean something by rubbing: bare wood should be rubbed down with abrasive paper...- Dig out your tools from the back of the shed, clean them up, rub them down, sharpen and oil them and head outdoors.
- He looked over the boot he was working on, spit on it, and then began rubbing it down with a rag furiously.
- Spray a little silicone or Teflon spray lubricant on the tracks and rub them down with fine steel wool.
1.1Rub the sweat from a horse or one’s own body after exercise: the horses were unsaddled and rubbed down...- Imprinting involves rubbing the foal down with towels and touching all areas of the body in order to desensitize him.
- We brought the horses into the barn rubbed them down, and fed them.
- She rubbed the horses down and let them loose among the grass to graze.
Synonyms clean, sponge, wash; dry; groom; smooth See parent entry: rub |