rub

Plural: rubs

Noun

• an unforeseen obstacle
• the act of rubbing or wiping
  • "he gave the hood a quick rub"
• An act of rubbing.
• A difficulty or problem.
• A quip or sarcastic remark.
• In the game of crown green bowls, any obstacle by which a bowl is diverted from its normal course.
• Any substance designed to be applied by rubbing.
• Any substance designed to be applied by rubbing.
• A mixture of spices applied to meat before it is barbecued.
• A loan.

Verb

Verb Forms: rubbed, rubbing, rubs

• To move one surface against another with pressure.
• move over something with pressure
  • "rub my hands"
  • "rub oil into her skin"
• cause friction
• scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
• To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.
• To be rubbed against something.
• To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
• To move or pass with difficulty.
• To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.
• To hinder; to cross; to thwart.
• To touch the jack with the bowl.

Examples

• a heat rub intended for muscular strains
• Give that lamp a good rub and see if any genies come out.
• He had to rub his temples, trying to conjure a word from his difficult rack.
• I rubbed my hands together for warmth.
• I rubbed the cloth over the glass.
• meat rubbed with spices before barbecuing
• My shoes are beginning to rub.
• The cat rubbed itself against my leg.
• to rub through woods, as huntsmen
• to rub up silver

Synonyms

chafe, fray, fret, hang-up, hitch, itch, scratch, snag, wipe, catch, glitch, hiccup, kink, rub

Related Words

act sexually, make clean, sexually stimulate

Anagrams of rub