rub : Idioms & Phrases
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dry-rub
Dry"-rub` transitive verb
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To rub and cleanse without wetting. Dodsley.
Webster 1913
rub al-khali
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noun a desert in southern Saudi Arabia
Ar Rimsal; Great Sandy Desert; Dahna.
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rub along
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verb manage one's existence barely
scratch along; scrape along; scrape by; squeak by; squeeze by.
- I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary
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rub down
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verb wear away
corrade; abrase; abrade; rub down.
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verb manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
knead; massage.
- She rubbed down her child with a sponge
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Rub iron
- an iron guard on a wagon body, against which a wheel rubs when cramped too much.
Webster 1913
rub off
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verb wear away
corrade; abrase; abrade; rub down.
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rub out
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verb remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
efface; wipe off; score out; erase.
- Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!
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rub up
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noun a review that refreshes your memory
- I need a rub up on my Latin
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rub-a-dub
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noun the sound made by beating a drum
drumbeat; rataplan.
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rubbing alcohol
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noun lotion consisting of a poisonous solution of isopropyl alcohol or denatured ethanol alcohol for external use
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To rub along or on
- to go on with difficulty;
as, they manage, with strict economy, . Colloq.to rub along
Webster 1913
To rub down
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(a) To clean by rubbing; to comb or curry; as, to down a horse .(b) To reduce or remove by rubbing; as, to rub down the rough points.
Webster 1913
To rub off
- to clean anything by rubbing; to separate by friction;
as, .to rub off rust
Webster 1913
To rub out
- to remove or separate by friction; to erase; to obliterate;
as, .to rub out a mark or letter;to rub out a stain
Webster 1913
To rub up
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(a) To burnish; to polish; to clean .(b) To excite; to awaken; to rouse to action;as, .to rub up the memory
