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rub
(rŭb)v. rubbed, rub·bing, rubs
v.tr.
1. To apply pressure and friction to (a surface).
2. To clean, polish, or manipulate by the application of pressure and friction.
3. To apply to a surface firmly and with friction: rub lotion on the hands; rub dye into the fabric.
4. To move (an object or objects) firmly along a surface, especially repeatedly: rub an eraser over the blackboard; rubbed my fingers over the sore spot.
5. To cause to become worn, chafed, or irritated.
6. To remove, erase, or expunge: rub away a stain; rubbed the sleep from my eyes.
v.intr.
1.
a. To exert pressure or friction on something.
b. To wear or chafe with friction: My shoes were beginning to rub.
c. To cause irritation or annoyance.
2. To move along in contact with a surface; graze or scrape.
3. To be transferred or removed by contact or proximity: newsprint that rubbed off on my fingers; wished some of her luck would rub off on me.
n.
Phrasal Verbs: 1. The act of rubbing.
2. The application of friction and pressure: a back rub.
3. A substance or preparation applied by rubbing, especially:
a. A liniment or balm.
b. A seasoning made of ground spices and herbs, applied to the surface of meat, fish, or vegetables before cooking.
4. An unevenness on a surface.
5. An act or remark that annoys or hurts another.
6. A difficulty or obstacle: "The rub for extraterrestrial life on Europa is that the moon's surface is an icy wasteland" (William J. Broad).
rub down
To perform a brisk rubbing of the body, as in massage.
rub in
To harp on (an unpleasant matter).
rub out
Idioms: 1. To obliterate by or as if by rubbing.
2. Slang To kill; murder.
rub elbows/shoulders
To mix or socialize closely: diplomats rubbing elbows with heads of state.
rub (one's) hands
To experience or display pleased anticipation, self-satisfaction, or glee.
rub (someone's) nose in Slang
To bring repeatedly and forcefully to another's attention.
rub (someone) the wrong way
To annoy; irritate: "One can see ... how [his] expression of his ideals and intentions must have rubbed many people the wrong way" (Christopher Lehmann-Haupt).
rub up on
To refresh one's knowledge of: I have to rub up on my French.
[Middle English rubben.]
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rub
(rʌb)vb, rubs, rubbing or rubbed
1. to apply pressure and friction to (something) with a circular or backward and forward motion
2. to move (something) with pressure along, over, or against (a surface)
3. to chafe or fray
4. (tr) to bring into a certain condition by rubbing: rub it clean.
5. (tr) to spread with pressure, esp in order to cause to be absorbed: he rubbed ointment into his back.
6. (Cookery) (tr) to mix (fat) into flour with the fingertips, as in making pastry
7. (foll by: off, out, away, etc) to remove or be removed by rubbing
8. (Bowls & Bowling) bowls (of a bowl) to be slowed or deflected by an uneven patch on the green
9. (often foll 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)
10. rub someone's nose in it informal to remind someone unkindly of his or her failing or error
11. rub up the wrong way to arouse anger (in); annoy
12. rub shoulders with rub elbows with informal to mix with socially or associate with
n
13. the act of rubbing
14. the rub an obstacle or difficulty (esp in the phrase there's the rub)
15. something that hurts the feelings or annoys; rebuke
16. (Bowls & Bowling) bowls an uneven patch in the green
17. any roughness or unevenness of surface
18. (Golf) golf an incident of accidental interference with the ball
19. informal a piece of good or bad luck
[C15: perhaps from Low German rubben, of obscure origin]
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rub
(rʌb)v. rubbed, rub•bing,
n. v.t.
1. to subject (something) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, polishing, or massaging; move one thing back and forth or with a rotary motion along the surface of (something else).
2. to move, spread, or apply with pressure and friction over something: to rub lotion on chapped hands.
3. to move (two things) with pressure and friction over each other: He rubbed his hands together.
4. to force (something) by pressure and friction (fol. by in or into).
5. to make sore from friction.
6. to remove or erase by pressure and friction (often fol. by off or out).
v.i. 7. to exert pressure and friction on something.
8. to move with pressure against something.
9. to admit of being rubbed in a specified manner: Chalk rubs off easily.
10. rub down,
a. to smooth, polish, or clean by rubbing.
b. to massage.
11. rub off on, to pass along to, as or as if by touching: I wish your good luck would rub off on me.
12. rub out,
n. a. to obliterate; erase.
b. Slang. to murder.
13. an act or instance of rubbing: an alcohol rub.
14. something that annoys or irritates one's feelings.
15. an annoying experience or circumstance.
16. an obstacle or difficulty.
17. a rough or abraded area caused by rubbing.
Idioms: 1. rub elbows or shoulders with, to associate or mingle with.
2. rub it in, to emphasize or reiterate something unpleasant in order to tease or annoy.
3. rub someone's nose in, to remind someone persistently of (a past mistake) in order to punish.
4. rub the wrong way, to irritate; offend; annoy.
[1300–50; Middle English rubben (v.); obscurely akin to Frisian (East Frisian), Low German rubben]
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rub
Past participle: rubbed
Gerund: rubbing
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rub
To rub fat and flour together with the fingers until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
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| Noun | 1. |  rub - an unforeseen obstacle obstacle, obstruction - something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan" |
| 2. | rub - the act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub" physical contact, contact - the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch" scuff - the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet) | |
| Verb | 1. | rub - move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" guide, pass, run, draw - pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" brush - rub with a brush, or as if with a brush; "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket" pumice - rub with pumice, in order to clean or to smoothen gauge - rub to a uniform size; "gauge bricks" puree, strain - rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby" rosin - rub rosin onto; "rosin the violin bow" sponge down, sponge off - clean with a sponge, by rubbing worry - touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads" wipe, pass over - rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth" grate - reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface; "grate carrots and onions"; "grate nutmeg" |
| 2. | rub - cause friction; "my sweater scratches" | |
| 3. | rub - scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your insect bites!" irritate - excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach" |
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rub
verb
noun
rub along cope, manage, get along, make do, muddle along They rubbed along tolerably.
rub off on someone influence, affect, be transferred to, be passed on to, have an effect on, be transmitted to I was hoping some of his genius might rub off on them.
rub something in make an issue of, stress, highlight, emphasize, underline, dwell on, harp on about Officials couldn't resist rubbing it in.
rub something or someone down smooth, clean, dry, wash, sponge rub down the whole body with a loofah
rub something out erase, remove, cancel, wipe out, excise, delete, obliterate, efface, expunge She began rubbing out the pencilled marks.
the rub difficulty, problem, catch, trouble, obstacle, hazard, hitch, drawback, snag, uphill (S. African), impediment, hindrance And therein lies the rub.
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rub
verbphrasal verb
rub out
1. To destroy all traces of:
abolish, annihilate, blot out, clear, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, kill, liquidate, obliterate, remove, root (out or up), snuff out, stamp out, uproot, wipe out.
Idioms: do away with, make an end of, put an end to.
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Translations
حَك، دَلْك، تَدْليكيَحُكيُدَلِّكُ
třítdříttření
gnideomganggnave
hangata
trljati
nudd, núningurnudda, strjúka, núa
こする
문지르다
kartu trintisnusišluostytinušluostytinušveistinuvalyti
berzēšanaberzētberztberztiespaberzēt
šúchať
drgnitiloščenjeotiranjevtretizbrisati
gnida
ถู
sürtmekov makovma
cọ
rub
[rʌb]A. N
1. (gen) to give sth a rub → frotar algo
to give one's shoes a rub (up) → limpiar los zapatos
to give the silver a rub → sacar brillo a la plata
to give sb's back a rub → frotar la espalda de algn
to give one's shoes a rub (up) → limpiar los zapatos
to give the silver a rub → sacar brillo a la plata
to give sb's back a rub → frotar la espalda de algn
2. (fig) there's the rub → ahí está el problema, ésa es la dificultad
the rub is that → el problema es que ...
the rub is that → el problema es que ...
B. VT (= apply friction) → frotar; (hard) → restregar, estregar (Med etc) → friccionar; (to clean) → limpiar frotando; (= polish) → sacar brillo a
to rub one's hands together → frotarse las manos
to rub sth dry → secar algo frotándolo
to rub a surface bare → alisar una superficie a fuerza de frotarla
to rub a cream into the skin → frotar la piel con una crema
to rub one's hands together → frotarse las manos
to rub sth dry → secar algo frotándolo
to rub a surface bare → alisar una superficie a fuerza de frotarla
to rub a cream into the skin → frotar la piel con una crema
C. VI to rub against/on sth → rozar algo
rub along VI + ADV (Brit) → ir tirando
I can rub along in Arabic → me defiendo en árabe
to rub along with sb → llevarse or entenderse bastante bien con algn
I can rub along in Arabic → me defiendo en árabe
to rub along with sb → llevarse or entenderse bastante bien con algn
rub down
rub in
A. VT + ADV
2. don't rub it in! → ¡no me lo refriegues por las narices!
B. VT + PREP to rub sb's nose in it or in the dirt → restregarle algo a algn por las narices
rub off
A. VI + ADV [dirt] → quitarse (frotando); [writing, pattern] → borrarse; [paint] → quitarse
to rub off on sb (fig) → pegarse a algn
some of their ideas have rubbed off on him → se le han pegado algunas de sus ideas, ha hecho suyas algunas de sus ideas
to rub off on sb (fig) → pegarse a algn
some of their ideas have rubbed off on him → se le han pegado algunas de sus ideas, ha hecho suyas algunas de sus ideas
rub out
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
rub
[ˈrʌb] n
vt
[+ one's eyes, arm, leg, chin, nose] → se frotter
Don't rub your eyes! → Ne te frotte pas les yeux!
The cat was rubbing itself against his leg → Le chat se frottait contre sa jambe.
She rubbed her nose against his shoulder
BUT Elle frotta son nez contre son épaule.
to rub one's hands → se frotter les mains
to rub one's hands together → se frotter les mains
to rub shoulders with sb, to rub elbows with sb (US) → se frotter à qn
Don't rub your eyes! → Ne te frotte pas les yeux!
The cat was rubbing itself against his leg → Le chat se frottait contre sa jambe.
She rubbed her nose against his shoulder
BUT Elle frotta son nez contre son épaule.
to rub one's hands → se frotter les mains
to rub one's hands together → se frotter les mains
to rub shoulders with sb, to rub elbows with sb (US) → se frotter à qn
(= massage) [+ person] → frictionner
to rub sb all over → frictionner qn sur tout le corps
to rub sb up the wrong way (British) to rub sb the wrong way (US) (= annoy) → prendre qn à rebrousse-poil
to rub sb all over → frictionner qn sur tout le corps
to rub sb up the wrong way (British) to rub sb the wrong way (US) (= annoy) → prendre qn à rebrousse-poil
vi
(= chafe) [shoe, strap] → frotter
rub down
vt sep [+ body] → frictionner
[+ horse] → bouchonner
rub in
vt sep [+ ointment, lotion, cream] → faire pénétrer
(COOKERY) [+ butter] → pétrir
vi [mark, stain] → déteindre; [ink, dye, paint, writing] → déteindre
The ink rubbed off on my hands → L'encre déteignait sur mes mains.
The ink rubbed off on my hands → L'encre déteignait sur mes mains.
[qualities, enthusiasm, genius] → déteindre
to rub off on sb → déteindre sur qn
His enthusiasm rubbed off on all the students → Son enthousiasme déteignait sur tous les étudiants
to rub off on sb → déteindre sur qn
His enthusiasm rubbed off on all the students → Son enthousiasme déteignait sur tous les étudiants
vt sep [+ stain, mark, nail varnish] → ôter
rub out
vi → s'effacer
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rub
n
vt → reiben; (with towel also) → frottieren; (= polish) → polieren; (Art) brass, inscription → durchzeichnen; to rub lotion into something/oneself → etw/sich mit einer Lotion einreiben; to rub something with sandpaper → etw (mit Sandpapier) abschmirgeln; to rub one’s eyes → sich (dat) → die Augen reiben; to rub one’s hands (together) (in or with glee) → sich (dat) → (vor Freude) die Hände reiben; to rub something dry → etw trocken reiben or rubbeln (inf); to rub noses (as greeting) → die Nasen aneinanderreiben; to rub somebody’s nose in something (fig) → jdm etw dauernd unter die Nase reiben or halten; to rub shoulders (esp Brit) or elbows (esp US) with all sorts of people (fig) → mit allen möglichen Leuten in Berührung kommen; to rub somebody the wrong way (US) → bei jdm anecken ? salt N a
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
rub
[rʌb]1. n (with cloth) → fregata, strofinata; (on person) → frizione f, massaggio
to give sth a rub (furniture, mark) → strofinare qc (sore place) → massaggiare qc
there's the rub! (liter) → qui sta il problema!
to give sth a rub (furniture, mark) → strofinare qc (sore place) → massaggiare qc
there's the rub! (liter) → qui sta il problema!
2. vt → sfregare, fregare, strofinare
to rub one's hands together/one's nose → sfregarsi le mani/il naso
to rub lotion into one's skin → frizionare la pelle con una lozione
to rub sth dry → asciugare qc sfregando
to rub a hole in sth → fare un buco in qc strofinando
there is no need to rub my nose in it! (fig) → non c'è bisogno che continui a ricordarmelo!
to rub shoulders with sb (fig) → venire a contatto con qn
to rub one's hands together/one's nose → sfregarsi le mani/il naso
to rub lotion into one's skin → frizionare la pelle con una lozione
to rub sth dry → asciugare qc sfregando
to rub a hole in sth → fare un buco in qc strofinando
there is no need to rub my nose in it! (fig) → non c'è bisogno che continui a ricordarmelo!
to rub shoulders with sb (fig) → venire a contatto con qn
3. vi to rub against sth, rub on sth → strofinarsi contro or su qc
rub along vi + adv (fam) (two people) → andare d'accordo nonostante le difficoltà
rub away vt + adv → togliere (sfregando)
rub down vt + adv
a. (body) → strofinare, frizionare; (horse) → strigliare
b. (door, wall) → levigare
rub in vt + adv (ointment) → far penetrare (massaggiando or frizionando); (cream, polish, into leather) → far penetrare (strofinando)
don't rub it in! (fam) → non rivoltare il coltello nella piaga!
don't rub it in! (fam) → non rivoltare il coltello nella piaga!
rub off
1. vi + adv → venire (or andare) via
to rub off onto sth → restare attaccato/a a qc
his opinions have rubbed off on me → ho finito col pensarla come lui
to rub off onto sth → restare attaccato/a a qc
his opinions have rubbed off on me → ho finito col pensarla come lui
2. vt + prep (writing) → cancellare; (dirt) → togliere or levare (strofinando)
rub out vt + adv → cancellare
rub up vt + adv (silver, vase) → lucidare
to rub sb up the wrong way (Am) rub sb the wrong way (fig) → prendere qn per il verso sbagliato, lisciare qn contropelo
to rub sb up the wrong way (Am) rub sb the wrong way (fig) → prendere qn per il verso sbagliato, lisciare qn contropelo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rub
(rab) – past tense, past participle rubbed – verb to move against the surface of something else, pressing at the same time. He rubbed his eyes; The horse rubbed its head against my shoulder; The back of the shoe is rubbing against my heel.
noun an act of rubbing. He gave the teapot a rub with a polishing cloth.
rub down to dry (a horse) after exercise by rubbing.
rub it in to keep reminding someone of something unpleasant.
rub out to remove (a mark, writing etc) with a rubber; to erase.
rub shoulders with to meet or mix with (other people).
rub up to polish. She rubbed up the silver.
rub up the wrong way to annoy or irritate (someone).
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
rub
→ يُدَلِّكُ třít gnide reiben τρίβω frotar hangata frotter trljati sfregare こする 문지르다 wrijven gni zetrzeć esfregar тереть gnida ถู sürtmek cọ 搓Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
rub
1. n. fricción, frote, frotación, masaje;
2. sonido producido por el roce de dos superficies secas que se detecta en auscultación;
v. frotar, hacer penetrar un ungüento o pomada en la piel; friccionar;
to ___ off → limpiar frotando; borrar;
to ___ down → dar un masaje.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
rub
vt (pret & pp rubbed; ger rubbing) frotar; (to massage) masajear; (to chafe) rozar; vi rozarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.