rub

Meaning

Synonyms

rub away

rub against

rub on

rub hard

rub oneself

rub eye

sweep off

friction sound

stridulating sound

sew together

rub together

husk cereal

rub one’s hands

smear on

strike against

be troubled about

worry over

become sophisticated

rub sore

rub forcefully

do beauty treatment

difficulity

do massage

rub gently

massage to apply to

put on wear

apply ointment

paw all over

embrocation

make bright

make fire

friction noise

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹʌb/
Etymology

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.

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