Meaning

7 senses
  1. An act of rubbing.

    Give that lamp a good rub and see if any genies come out.

    the act of rubbing or wiping

  2. A difficulty or problem.

    загво́здкаzagvózdka, затрудне́ниеzatrudnénije

  3. In the game of crown green bowls, any obstacle by which a bowl is diverted from its normal course.

  4. Any substance designed to be applied by rubbing.

    a heat rub intended for muscular strains

    растира́ниеrastiránije, расти́ркаrastírka

  5. Any substance designed to be applied by rubbing.

    A mixture of spices applied to meat before it is barbecued.

  6. (UK, slang)A loan.

  7. (archaic)A quip or sarcastic remark.

Examples

297 sentences
  1. Could you give me a back rub?

    Ти не могла би почесати мені спину? — miketheknight

  2. She rubbed her eyes.

    Вона потерла очі. — deniko

    ruОна потёрла глаза. — Hellerick

    deSie rieb sich die Augen. — MUIRIEL

  3. Tom rubs me the wrong way.

    deTom geht mir gegen den Strich. — pne

  4. She rubbed her hair with a towel.

    ruОна растёрла волосы полотенцем. — odexed

  5. Tom didn't have to rub it in.

    ruТому не нужно было это мусолить. — corvard

    deTom hätte nicht auch noch darauf herumreiten müssen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
difficulty or problem:
any substance designed to be applied by rubbing:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English rubben, of unknown origin; possibly ultimately from Proto-Ge

Inherited from Middle English rubben, of unknown origin; possibly ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rubbōną, related to *reufaną (“to tear”).

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Forms

plural: rubs
Singularrub
Pluralrubs

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
a difficulty or problem:hitchC2catchA1hiccupkinkglitchsnag
Close in meaning

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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