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to rub
01
to apply pressure to a surface with back and forth or circular motions
Transitive: to rub sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
rub
3rd person singular
rubs
present participle
rubbing
past simple
rubbed
past participle
rubbed
Examples
She decided to rub the sore muscles on her shoulders after a long day at work.
02
to cause something to move back and forth against another object or surface and create friction
Transitive: to rub sth against sth
Examples
She rubbed the cloth against the window to remove the streaks and dirt.
Rub
01
the act of rubbing or wiping
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Compound
uncountable
02
the main problem or issue in a particular situation
Lexical Tree
rubber
rubbing
rubor
rub
