rub

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. An act of rubbing.
2. A difficulty or problem.
3. (archaic) A quip or sarcastic remark.
4. In the game of crown green bowls, any obstacle by which a bowl is diverted from its normal course.
5. Any substance designed to be applied by rubbing.
6. Any substance designed to be applied by rubbing.
7. (UK, slang) A loan.

Verb

1. (transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.
2. (intransitive) To be rubbed against something.
3. (transitive) To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
4. (dated) To move or pass with difficulty.
5. To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.
6. To hinder; to cross; to thwart.
7. (transitive) To touch the jack with the bowl.

Concepts

frotter

rouler

enduire

frictionner

se frotter

oindre

essuyer

récurer

gratter

friction

masser

💆

frottement

frotter œil

nettoyer

massage

moudre

obstacle

onguent

polir

râper

encaustiquer

🇵🇱

épiler

s’inquiéter

s’user

se dégrossir

se sophistiquer

faire revenir -aliment-

accroc

snus

astiquer

🇵🇱

caresser

chiffonner

cirer

croc

🪝

démanger

effacer

entraîner

frayer

froisser

laver

🧽

légèrement

limer

Synonymes

wipe

scrub

massage

💆

chafe

scrape

scratch

scour

grind

polish

🇵🇱

smear

stroke

roll

knead

file

brush

mash

apply

abrade

sharpen

rub off

wash

🧽

grate

fray

clean

wipe off

pat

graze

fret

touch

wear

press

rubbing

caress

rub away

dust

anoint

pound

💷

burnish

spread

cleanse

rasp

erase

rub on

rub against

difficulty

irritate

hitch

friction

squeeze

rub in

Traductions

reiben

frotar

esfregar

strofinare

wrijven

fregare

sfregare

τρίβω

restregar

friccionar

fregar

fricare

refregar

sobar

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɹʌb/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: rubben

Appartenant à saterlandais: rubje

Appartenant à bas-allemand: rubblig

Appartenant à néerlandais: robben

Appartenant à danois: rubbe

Appartenant à islandais: -

Appartenant à norvégien: -

In summary

Inherited from Middle English rubben, of unknown origin; possibly ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rubbōną, related to *reufaną (“to tear”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisian rubje (“to rub, scrape”), German Low German rubben (“to rub”), Low German rubblig (“rough, uneven”), Dutch robben, rubben (“to rub smooth; scrape; scrub”), Danish rubbe (“to rub, scrub”), Icelandic and Norwegian rubba (“to scrape”).
More at reave.
Compare typologically Latin fricō < friō < Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- (whence also Russian брить (britʹ, “to shave”)).