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Rubbing
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Rub
Rub
v. t.
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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.
Rub
v. t.
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To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and friction; to graze; to chafe; as, the boat rubs the ground.
Rub
v. t.
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To cause (a body) to move with pressure and friction along a surface; as, to rub the hand over the body.
Rub
v. t.
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To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
Rub
v. t.
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To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; -- often with up or over; as, to rub up silver.
Rub
v. t.
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To hinder; to cross; to thwart.
Rub
v. i.
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To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost.
Rub
v. i.
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To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore.
Rub
v. i.
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To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods, as huntsmen; to rub through the world.
Rub
n.
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The act of rubbing; friction.
Rub
n.
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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.
Rub
n.
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Inequality of surface, as of the ground in the game of bowls; unevenness.
Rub
n.
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Something grating to the feelings; sarcasm; joke; as, a hard rub.
Rub
n.
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Imperfection; failing; fault.
Rub
n.
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A chance.
Rub
n.
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A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen cutting tools; a whetstone; -- called also rubstone.
Ruba-dub
n.
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The sound of a drum when continuously beaten; hence, a clamorous, repeated sound; a clatter.
Rubato
a.
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Robbed; borrowed.
Rubbage
n.
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Rubbish.
Rubber
n.
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One who, or that which, rubs.
Rubber
n.
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An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or cleaning.
Rubber
n.
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A coarse file, or the rough part of a file.
Rubber
n.
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A whetstone; a rubstone.
Rubber
n.
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An eraser, usually made of caoutchouc.
Rubber
n.
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The cushion of an electrical machine.
Rubber
n.
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One who performs massage, especially in a Turkish bath.
Rubber
n.
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Something that chafes or annoys; hence, something that grates on the feelings; a sarcasm; a rub.
Rubber
n.
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In some games, as whist, the odd game, as the third or the fifth, when there is a tie between the players; as, to play the rubber; also, a contest determined by the winning of two out of three games; as, to play a rubber of whist.
Rubber
n.
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India rubber; caoutchouc.