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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rub /rʌb/USA pronunciation v., rubbed, rub•bing, n. v. - to put friction on (something), as in polishing or massaging: [~ + object]He rubbed the silver teapot with a cloth and some polish.[no object]He rubbed until the silver shone.[~ + on/against + object]The noise you hear is the mechanism rubbing against something.
- to move, spread, or apply with friction over something:[~ + object]to rub lotion on chapped hands.
- to move (two things) with pressure and friction over each other:[~ + object]He rubbed his hands together.
- to remove or erase by pressure and friction: [~ + off/out + object]She rubbed out the wrong answer with an eraser.[no object]Chalk rubs off easily.
- rub down:
- to smooth, polish, or clean by rubbing: [~ + down + object]to rub down the door.[~ + object + down]to rub the door down.
- to massage: [~ + down + object]to rub down the horse after the race.[~ + object + down]to rub the horse down.
- rub off on, [~ + off + on + object] to pass along to, as or as if by touching:Her talent for biology rubbed off on her daughters.
- rub out:
- to erase: [~ + out + object]He rubbed out the wrong answer.[~ + object + out]to rub the answer out.
- [Slang.]to murder: [~ + object + out]The rival clans were rubbing each other out.[~ + out + object]threatening to rub out anyone who informs on them.
n. [countable] - an act or instance of rubbing:an alcohol rub.
- an annoying experience or circumstance:[singular* the + ~]You need experience to get hired, but here's the rub: how can you get experience if no one hires you?
Idioms- Idioms rub elbows or shoulders with, [~ + object] to associate or mix socially with:rubbing shoulders with the important people in Washington.
- Idioms rub it in, [no object] to repeat something unpleasant to tease or annoy:kept rubbing it in about how I tripped going up on the stage.
- Idioms rub (someone) the wrong way, to irritate;
offend; annoy:His laugh rubbed her the wrong way.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rub (rub),USA pronunciation v., rubbed, rub•bing, n. v.t. - to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing:to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
- to move (something) back and forth or with a rotary motion, as against or along another surface:to rub the cloth over the glass pane.
- to spread or apply (something) with pressure and friction over something else or a person:to rub lotion on her chapped hands.
- to move (two things) with pressure and friction over or back and forth over each other (often fol. by together):He rubbed his hands together.
- to mark, polish, force, move, etc. (something) by pressure and friction (often fol. by over, in, or into).
- to remove by pressure and friction;
erase (often fol. by off or out). v.i. - to exert pressure and friction on something.
- to move with pressure against something.
- to admit of being rubbed in a specified manner:Chalk rubs off easily.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]to proceed, continue in a course, or keep going with effort or difficulty (usually fol. by on, along, or through):He manages to rub along.
- rub down:
- to smooth off, polish, or apply a coating to:to rub a chair down with sandpaper.
- to give a massage to.
- rub it in, [Informal.]to emphasize or reiterate something unpleasant in order to tease or annoy:The situation was embarrassing enough without having you rub it in.
- rub off on, to become transferred or communicated to by example or association:Some of his good luck must have rubbed off on me.
- rub out:
- to obliterate;
erase. - [Slang.]to murder:They rubbed him out before he could get to the police.
- rub the wrong way, to irritate;
offend; annoy:a manner that seemed to rub everyone the wrong way. - British Terms rub up, to refresh one's memory of (a subject, language, etc.).
n. - an act or instance of rubbing:an alcohol rub.
- something that annoys or irritates one's feelings, as a sharp criticism, a sarcastic remark, or the like:to resent rubs concerning one's character.
- an annoying experience or circumstance.
- an obstacle, impediment, or difficulty:We'd like to travel, but the rub is that we have no money.
- a rough or abraded area caused by rubbing.
- 1300–50; 1860–65 for def. 14b; Middle English rubben (verb, verbal); cognate with Frisian rubben, Danish rubbe, Swedish rubba
- 20.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hitch, catch, thing, trouble, pinch.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rub /rʌb/ vb (rubs, rubbing, rubbed)- to apply pressure and friction to (something) with a circular or backward and forward motion
- to move (something) with pressure along, over, or against (a surface)
- to chafe or fray
- (transitive) to bring into a certain condition by rubbing: rub it clean
- (transitive) to spread with pressure, esp in order to cause to be absorbed: he rubbed ointment into his back
- (transitive) to mix (fat) into flour with the fingertips, as in making pastry
- followed by off, out, away, etc: to remove or be removed by rubbing
- (of a bowl) to be slowed or deflected by an uneven patch on the green
- (transitive) often followed by together: to move against each other with pressure and friction (esp in the phrases rub one's hands, often a sign of glee, anticipation, or satisfaction, and rub noses, a greeting among Inuit people)
- rub up the wrong way ⇒ to arouse anger (in); annoy
n - the act of rubbing
- the rub ⇒ an obstacle or difficulty (esp in the phrase there's the rub)
- something that hurts the feelings or annoys; rebuke
- an uneven patch in the green
See also rub along, rub down, rub in, rub off, rub outEtymology: 15th Century: perhaps from Low German rubben, of obscure origin |