- rub something down
Jake and Pauline are in the stable, rubbing down the horses
Syn:clean, sponge, wash; groom
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rub something down — dry, smooth, or clean something by rubbing. → rub … English new terms dictionary
rub something down — CLEAN, sponge, wash; groom. → rub … Useful english dictionary
rub something down — Syn: clean, sponge, wash … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
rub — verb (rubs, rubbing, rubbed) 1》 apply firm pressure to the surface of, using a repeated back and forth motion. ↘move to and fro against a surface. ↘apply with a rubbing action: she rubbed some cream on her nose. ↘(rub something… … English new terms dictionary
rub — 1. verb 1) Polly rubbed her arm Syn: massage, knead, stroke, pat 2) he rubbed sun lotion on her back Syn: apply, smear, spread, work in 3) my shoes rub painfully … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
rub — 1. verb 1) Sally rubbed her arm Syn: massage, knead; stroke, pat 2) he rubbed sunscreen on her back Syn: apply, smear, spread, work in 3) my shoes rub badly … Thesaurus of popular words
rub — [rub] vt. rubbed, rubbing [ME rubben, akin to Dan rubbe, EFris rubben < IE * reup , to tear out < base * reu , to dig, tear out > ROB, RIP1, RUG, RUBBLE, L rumpere, to break] 1. to move one s hand, a cloth, etc. over (a surface … English World dictionary
rub — rub1 S3 [rʌb] v past tense and past participle rubbed present participle rubbing [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from Low German rubben] 1.) [I and T] to move your hand, or something such as a cloth, backwards and forwards over a surface while… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rub — rub1 [ rʌb ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to press and move your hands or an object over a surface: rubbing the magic lamp rub something off something: Rub off the skins of the peppers when they have softened. a ) to move something… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rub down — verb 1. wear away • Syn: ↑abrade, ↑corrade, ↑abrase, ↑rub off • Derivationally related forms: ↑corrasion (for: ↑corrade), ↑abrasive … Useful english dictionary
