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rub verb

  /ɹʊb/ , /ɹʌb/
  • (transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.
 frotar, fregar, restregar, friccionar, refregar, estregar
  • (intransitive) To be rubbed against something.
 frotar, frotarse
  • To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.
 frotar, ungir, untar
  • (transitive) To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
 ungir, untar

rub noun

  /ɹʊb/ , /ɹʌb/
  • An act of rubbing.
 frotación, frotamiento, frote

rubbing

frotamiento
rub it in
refregar, refrotar, restregar
therein lies the rub
la madre del cordero
rub out
eclipsar
rub salt in the wound
frotar sal en la herida, hechar sal en la herida, hurgar en la herida, meter el dedo en la herida
rub someone the wrong way
no caer bien
rub off on
decolorar
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