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- [ruhb]
- /rʌb/
- /rʌb/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ruhb]
- /rʌb/
Definitions of rub word
- verb with object rub to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area. 1
- verb with object rub to move (something) back and forth or with a rotary motion, as against or along another surface: to rub the cloth over the glass pane. 1
- verb with object rub to spread or apply (something) with pressure and friction over something else or a person: to rub lotion on her chapped hands. 1
- verb with object rub to move (two things) with pressure and friction over or back and forth over each other (often followed by together): He rubbed his hands together. 1
- verb with object rub to mark, polish, force, move, etc. (something) by pressure and friction (often followed by over, in, or into). 1
- verb with object rub to remove by pressure and friction; erase (often followed by off or out). 1
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Origin of rub
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; 1860-65 for def 18b; Middle English rubben (v.); cognate with Frisian rubben, Danish rubbe, Swedish rubba
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Rub
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rub popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rub usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rub
verb rub
- abrade — To abrade something means to scrape or wear down its surface by rubbing it.
- anoint — To anoint someone means to put oil or water on a part of their body, usually for religious reasons.
- apply — If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it.
- bleep — A bleep is a short, high-pitched sound, usually one of a series, that is made by an electrical device.
- bleeping — (used as a substitute word for one regarded as objectionable): Get that bleeping cat out of here!
noun rub
- dead weight — A dead weight is a load which is surprisingly heavy and difficult to lift.
- disincentive — something that discourages or deters; deterrent: High interest rates and government regulations are disincentives to investment.
- hang up — the way in which a thing hangs.
- impediment — obstruction; hindrance; obstacle.
- lambency — the quality of being lambent.
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