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A seasoning made of ground spices and herbs, applied to the surface of meat, fish, or vegetables before cooking.
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A substance or preparation applied by rubbing, especially:.
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An act or remark that annoys or hurts another.
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An unevenness on a surface.
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idiom
Elbows To mix or socialize closely: diplomats rubbing elbows with heads of state.
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Rub (someone) the wrong way To annoy; irritate: "One can see . . . how [his] expression of his ideals and intentions must have rubbed many people the wrong way” ( Christopher Lehmann-Haupt).
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phrasal-verb
Rub down To perform a brisk rubbing of the body, as in massage.
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Rub in To harp on (an unpleasant matter).
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Rub out Slang To kill; murder.
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Rub out To obliterate by or as if by rubbing.
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verb-transitive
To apply pressure and friction to (a surface).
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To apply to a surface firmly and with friction: rub lotion on the hands; rub dye into the fabric.
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To cause to become worn, chafed, or irritated.
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To clean, polish, or manipulate by the application of pressure and friction.
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To move (an object or objects) firmly along a surface, especially repeatedly: rub an eraser over the blackboard; rubbed my fingers over the sore spot.
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verb-intransitive
To be transferred or removed by contact or proximity: newsprint that rubbed off on my fingers; wished some of her luck would rub off on me.
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To cause irritation or annoyance.
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To exert pressure or friction on something.
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To move along in contact with a surface; graze or scrape.
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To wear or chafe with friction: My shoes were beginning to rub.
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