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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.
 hieroa, hinkata
  • To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.
 hangata, hieroa, puunata
  • (intransitive) To be rubbed against something.
 hangata, hiertää
  • (transitive) To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
 hieroa

rub noun

  /ɹʊb/ , /ɹʌb/
  • An act of rubbing.
 hankaus

rubbing noun

  /ˈɹʌbɪŋ/
  • An impression of an embossed or incised surface made by placing a piece of paper over it and rubbing with graphite, crayon or other coloring agent.
 hankauspiirros
rub someone the wrong way
ärsyttää
rub out
kumittaa, pyyhkiä
rub salt in the wound
vääntää veistä haavassa
therein lies the rub
siinä ongelma juuri piileekin
rub one's hands together
hieroa käsiään yhteen
rub off on
värjätä
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