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- [ruhb in]
- /rʌb ɪn/
- /rʌb ɪn/
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- [ruhb in]
- /rʌb ɪn/
Definitions of rub in words
- verb with object rub in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in to mark, polish, force, move, etc. (something) by pressure and friction (often followed by over, in, or into). 1
- verb with object rub in to remove by pressure and friction; erase (often followed by off or out). 1
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Origin of rub in
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
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Parts of speech for Rub in
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rub in 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 in usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rub in
verb rub in
- headlining — a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subject matter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines and often several banks.
- highlighted — to emphasize or make prominent.
- highlighting — to emphasize or make prominent.
- make much of — great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
- 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.