Definition of Rub

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Definition of Rub

Rub

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.

To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and friction; to graze; to chafe; as, the boat rubs the ground.

To cause (a body) to move with pressure and friction along a surface; as, to rub the hand over the body.

To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.

To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; -- often with up or over; as, to rub up silver.

To hinder; to cross; to thwart.

To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost.

To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore.

To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods, as huntsmen; to rub through the world.

The act of rubbing; friction.

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.

Inequality of surface, as of the ground in the game of bowls; unevenness.

Something grating to the feelings; sarcasm; joke; as, a hard rub.

Imperfection; failing; fault.

A chance.

A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen cutting tools; a whetstone; -- called also rubstone.

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Rub Quotations

A face in the picture would bother me, so I'd rub it out with the turpentine and do it over.
Norman Rockwell

It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.
Michel de Montaigne

I've realized that being happy is a choice. You never want to rub anybody the wrong way or not be fun to be around, but you have to be happy. When I get logical and I don't trust my instincts - Thats when I get in trouble.
Angelina Jolie

It is easy to go down into Hell; night and day, the gates of dark Death stand wide; but to climb back again, to retrace one's steps to the upper air - there's the rub, the task.
Virgil

The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, there's the rub.
Virgil

Sometimes I wake at night in the White House and rub my eyes and wonder if it is not all a dream.
Grover Cleveland

Painting is the most magical of mediums. The transcendence is truly amazing to me every time I go to a museum and I see how somebody figured another way to rub colored dirt on a flat surface and make space where there is no space or make you think of a life experience.
Chuck Close

In the company of the accomplished, people hope it will rub off on themselves, in the company of the misfortunate, they fear it!
Bryant H. McGill

If I could only get people to rub my belly for good lucky and then throw money in my fountain, it'd be a perfect world.
Christopher Meloni

You try on purpose to get players with different qualities which will rub off on one another.
James Levine

Rub Translations

rub in Afrikaans is vryf
rub in Danish is gnide
rub in Dutch is aanstrijken, uitwrijven, wrijven
rub in French is frottez, frotter, frottent, frottons, frottage
rub in German is reiben, reiben, einreiben
rub in Italian is fregare
rub in Spanish is refregar, friccionar
rub in Swedish is gnugga, frottera, gnida

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