rub in Kashmiri कॉशुर
rub in Malayalam മലയാളം
rub in Tamil தமிழ்
rub in English
- rub⇄expr. rub (it) in, (Informal.) to keep on mentioning something unpleasant.
Ex. to rub in a point. The sterile oscillation between home and pub is rubbed in hard (Listener). Ye needn't rub it in any more (Rudyard Kipling). - rub⇄expr. rub down,
a. to rub (the body); massage.
Ex. He went to the Turkish bath to have his aching back rubbed down.
b. to clean (a horse) from dust and sweat by rubbing.
Ex. After the horses are rubbed down, the men proceed to t - rub⇄expr. rub elbows with. See under elbow.
- rub⇄expr. rub off on, to cling to; become a part of; take hold of.
Ex. Possibly some of Wilson's devotion to style has rubbed off on him (Saturday Review). - rub⇄expr. rub off,
a. to remove by rubbing.
Ex. There's some dust on your sleeve; rub it off.
b. to be removed by rubbing.
Ex. Ink rubs off easily with this eraser. - rub⇄expr. rub out,
a. to erase.
Ex. Rub out your error with an eraser.
b. (U.S. Slang, Figurative.) to murder.
Ex. Shoveling the money back into the house, the frantic badmen realize that the little old lady must be rubbed out (Time - rub⇄expr. rub shoulders with. See under shoulder.
- rub⇄expr. rub the wrong (or right) way. See under way.
- rub⇄expr. rub up, (Especially British Informal.) to make better; improve.
Ex. The Earl of Chincham ... is rubbing him up a bit in Society ways (Punch). She told ... him to rub up his English or get out of her service (New Yorker). - rub⇄noun 1. the act of rubbing.
Ex. Give the silver a rub with the polish.
2. (Figurative.) something that hurts the feelings.
Ex. He didn't like her mean rub at his slowness.
3. a rough spot due to rubbing.
4. (Figurative.) - rub⇄rub, verb, rubbed,rubbing,noun.
- rub⇄v.i. 1. to press as it moves.
Ex. That door rubs on the floor. Stray, homeless cats rubbed against his legs (Winston Churchill).
2. to be capable of being rubbed; admit of rubbing.
3. (Figurative.) to keep going with difficulty.rub⇄v.t. 1. to move (one thing) back and forth (against another); move (two things) together.
Ex. Rub your hands to warm them. He rubbed soap on his hands. Solomon Gill rubbed his hands with an air of stealthy enjoyment (Dickens).
2. to push and