verb
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To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.
example
I rubbed my hands together for warmth.
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To rub something against (a second thing).
example
I rubbed the glass with the cloth.
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To be rubbed against something.
example
My shoes are beginning to rub.
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To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
example
meat rubbed with spices before barbecuing
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To move or pass with difficulty.
example
to rub through woods, as huntsmen
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To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.
example
to rub up silver
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To hinder; to cross; to thwart.
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(bowls) To touch the jack with the bowl.