rub
An act of rubbing.
Example
“Give that lamp a good rub and see if any genies come out.”
Other meanings
A difficulty or problem.
In the game of crown green bowls, any obstacle by which a bowl is diverted from its normal course.
Synonyms
- hitch
Related words
- backrub
- footrub
- rubproof
- rubstone
- chest rub
- chub rub
- Dutch rub
- hand rub
- heat rub
- Martindale rub test
- Princeton rub
- rub and tug
Word history
From Middle English "rubben".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “rub” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.