All rub synonyms
rub
R r verb rub
- gussy up β to enhance the attractiveness of in a gimmicky, showy manner (usually followed by up): a room gussied up with mirrors and lights.
- enameling β Present participle of enamel.
- excoriate β Censure or criticize severely.
- deck out β If a person or thing is decked out with or in something, they are decorated with it or wearing it, usually for a special occasion.
- chafe β If your skin chafes or is chafed by something, it becomes sore as a result of something rubbing against it.
- enamelled β (British) Simple past tense and past participle of enamel.
- embrocate β (medicine, transitive) To moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance, as with spirit, oil, etc., by means of a cloth or sponge.
- dry β free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- file β a powder made from the ground leaves of the sassafras tree, used as a thickener and to impart a pungent taste to soups, gumbos, and other dishes.
- irritate β to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
- gnash β to grind or strike (the teeth) together, especially in rage or pain.
- blue pencil β deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
- gall β (Pizi) 1840?β94, leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux: a major chief in the battle of Little Bighorn.
- buff β Something that is buff is pale brown in colour.
- glaze β to furnish or fill with glass: to glaze a window.
- enamelling β (British) present participle of enamel.
- abrade β To abrade something means to scrape or wear down its surface by rubbing it.
- kiss β to touch or press with the lips slightly pursed, and then often to part them and to emit a smacking sound, in an expression of affection, love, greeting, reverence, etc.: He kissed his son on the cheek.
- lay a finger on β to harm
- lick β to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
- grate β a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- in flames β to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- burnish β To burnish the image of someone or something means to improve their image.
- apply β If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it.
- gloss β an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text.
- bleep β A bleep is a short, high-pitched sound, usually one of a series, that is made by an electrical device.
- dandle β to move (a young child, etc) up and down (on the knee or in the arms)
- nuzzle β to burrow or root with the nose, snout, etc., as an animal does: a rabbit nuzzling into the snow.
- lacquered β a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- wipe β to rub lightly with or on a cloth, towel, paper, the hand, etc., in order to clean or dry the surface of: He wiped the furniture with a damp cloth.
- bleeping β (used as a substitute word for one regarded as objectionable): Get that bleeping cat out of here!
- lacquering β a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- knead β to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.
- mop β a wry face; grimace.
- gritted β abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- necked β having a neck of a kind specified (usually used in combination): a square-necked blouse.
- gritting β abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- lustered β having or finished with a luster.
noun rub
- lotion β Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- hurdle β a portable barrier over which contestants must leap in certain running races, usually a wooden frame with a hinged inner frame that swings down under impact to prevent injury to a runner who does not clear it.
- impediment β obstruction; hindrance; obstacle.
- fondle β to handle or touch lovingly, affectionately, or tenderly; caress: to fondle a precious object; to fondle a child.
- lambency β the quality of being lambent.
- hang up β the way in which a thing hangs.
- osteopathy β a therapeutic system originally based upon the premise that manipulation of the muscles and bones to promote structural integrity could restore or preserve health: current osteopathic physicians use the diagnostic and therapeutic techniques of conventional medicine as well as manipulative measures.
- grinding β to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
- dead weight β A dead weight is a load which is surprisingly heavy and difficult to lift.
- clean β Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- manipulation β the act of manipulating.
- obstacle β something that obstructs or hinders progress.