rub
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- noun
- /rʌb/
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- After a long day, she enjoyed a soothing back rub to relax her muscles.
- a back rub
- baths and alcohol rub
Or she'll let him give her a back rub without their shirts on.
- Or she'll let him give her a back rub without their shirts on.
- Awesome haircut, hot steamed towel, invigorating shampoo, neck and shoulder treatment, some little rubs.
- But I kind of like this it we know with that texturing that you get from the rub and buff, it looks more like a cast piece.
- This is more of a nude one, which I'm just going to scribble right there for you and then just give it a little rub.
Examples
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I'll show you how to do a back rub on him.
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I'll give you a foot rub tonight.
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Maybe a foot rub later?
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Maybe when we're out there you could give me a back rub.
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Thanks for the back rub.
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He likes a belly rub twice a day.
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Austin continues the back rub, and Felicity stretches out on the bed.
Fiction book (1999) -
I don't get enough back rubs all the way down.
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We pair off and exchange neck rubs while praising one another for being so unique.
Fiction book (1995) -
Standing up, she thanked Hippodameia for the back rub, saying it was time to visit the Inner Shrine.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
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1.1
A hard rubbing of a surface to clean it
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1.0
Cleaning or arranging something with a brush
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An act of cleaning or drying a surface by rubbing it with a cloth
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Cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush, soap, and water to remove dirt
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2.1
The act of making a surface smooth and shiny by rubbing it
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4.1
Cleaning a surface by rubbing it hard with a brush and soap
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4.1
Cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a cloth or mop
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1.5
The action of moving one thing over another with pressure to make heat, clean, or ease pain
Idioms
- Informal
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6.6
To make someone's bad feelings worse by reminding them of a disappointment
Compounds
A vast sandy desert in southern Saudi Arabia and nearby countries with huge sand dunes
How Vigorous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rub as a noun comes from the same simple action and names the motion itself, like a quick 'rub' with a towel to dry or shine something. So a rub is the act of moving a hand or a cloth over a surface to clean, dry, or polish it.