[ruhb] 
,verb, rubbed, rub⋅bing, noun | 1. | 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. |
| 2. | 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. |
| 3. | to spread or apply (something) with pressure and friction over something else or a person: to rub lotion on her chapped hands. |
| 4. | to move (two things) with pressure and friction over or back and forth over each other (often fol. by together): He rubbed his hands together. |
| 5. | to mark, polish, force, move, etc. (something) by pressure and friction (often fol. by over, in, or into). |
| 6. | to remove by pressure and friction; erase (often fol. by off or out). |
| 7. | to exert pressure and friction on something. |
| 8. | to move with pressure against something. |
| 9. | to admit of being rubbed in a specified manner: Chalk rubs off easily. |
| 10. | Chiefly British. to proceed, continue in a course, or keep going with effort or difficulty (usually fol. by on, along, or through): He manages to rub along. |
| 11. | an act or instance of rubbing: an alcohol rub. |
| 12. | something that annoys or irritates one's feelings, as a sharp criticism, a sarcastic remark, or the like: to resent rubs concerning one's character. |
| 13. | an annoying experience or circumstance. |
| 14. | an obstacle, impediment, or difficulty: We'd like to travel, but the rub is that we have no money. |
| 15. | a rough or abraded area caused by rubbing. |
| 16. | rub down,
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| 17. | rub off on, to become transferred or communicated to by example or association: Some of his good luck must have rubbed off on me. |
| 18. | rub out,
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| 19. | rub it in, Informal. to emphasize or reiterate something unpleasant in order to tease or annoy: The situation was embarrassing enough without having you rub it in. |
| 20. | rub the wrong way, to irritate; offend; annoy: a manner that seemed to rub everyone the wrong way. |
| 21. | rub up, British Informal. to refresh one's memory of (a subject, language, etc.). |
rub (rŭb)
n.
The application of friction and pressure.
Such a procedure applied to the body.