Dictionary entry details
• RUB (noun)
Meaning:
An unforeseen obstacle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
rub; hang-up; hitch; snag
Hypernyms ("rub" is a kind of...):
obstacle; obstruction (something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted)
Meaning:
The act of rubbing or wiping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
wipe; rub
Context example:
he gave the hood a quick rub
Hypernyms ("rub" is a kind of...):
contact; physical contact (the act of touching physically)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rub"):
scuff (the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet))
• RUB (verb)
Meaning:
Move over something with pressure
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context examples:
rub my hands / rub oil into her skin
Hypernyms (to "rub" is one way to...):
draw; guide; pass; run (guide or pass over something)
"Rub" entails doing...:
touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rub"):
pass over; wipe (rub with a circular motion)
grate; scrape (scratch repeatedly)
blur; smear; smudge; smutch (make a smudge on; soil by smudging)
abrade; scour (rub hard or scrub)
scour; scrub (clean with hard rubbing)
worry (touch or rub constantly)
sponge down; sponge off (clean with a sponge, by rubbing)
rosin (rub rosin onto)
puree; strain (rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender)
gauge (rub to a uniform size)
pumice (rub with pumice, in order to clean or to smoothen)
brush (rub with a brush, or as if with a brush)
grate (reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sentence examples:
They rub sugar over the cake
They rub the cake with sugar
Also:
rub down (manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes)
rub down; rub off (wear away)
rub out (remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing)
Meaning:
Cause friction
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
scratch; fray; rub; chafe; fret
Context example:
my sweater scratches
Hypernyms (to "rub" is one way to...):
adjoin; contact; meet; touch (be in direct physical contact with; make contact)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s somebody
Meaning:
Scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
itch; rub; scratch
Context example:
Don't scratch your insect bites!
Hypernyms (to "rub" is one way to...):
irritate (excite to an abnormal condition, of chafe or inflame)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
