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- [ruhb-doun]
- /ˈrʌbˌdaʊn/
- /ˈrʌb.daʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ruhb-doun]
- /ˈrʌbˌdaʊn/
Definitions of rubdown word
- noun rubdown a massage, especially after exercise or a steam bath. 1
- noun rubdown body massage 1
- countable noun rubdown If you give someone a rubdown, you dry them or massage them with something such as a towel or cloth. 0
- noun rubdown the act of rubbing down 0
- noun rubdown a brisk rubbing of the body, as in massage 0
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Origin of rubdown
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1665-75; noun use of verb phrase rub down
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Rubdown
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rubdown popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
rubdown usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with rubdown
- what is a rubdown?
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Matching words
- Words starting with r
- Words starting with ru
- Words starting with rub
- Words starting with rubd
- Words starting with rubdo
- Words starting with rubdow
- Words starting with rubdown