1. Move over something with pressure
   "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" 
2. Cause friction
   - fray, fret, chafe, scratch 
3. Scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
   - scratch, itch

1. An unforeseen obstacle
   - hang-up, hitch, snag 
2. The act of rubbing or wiping
   "he gave the hood a quick rub"
   - wipe

Derived forms: rubs, rubbing, rubbed

See also: rub down, rub out, rubbing

Type of: adjoin, contact, draw, guide, irritate, meet, obstacle, obstruction, pass, physical contact, run, touch

Encyclopedia: Rub

• family Drepanididae
• family Dromaeosauridae
• family Droseraceae
• family Drosophilidae
• family Dryopteridaceae
• family Dugongidae
• family Dytiscidae
• family Ebenaceae
• family Echeneidae
• family Echeneididae
• family Edaphosauridae
• family Eimeriidae
• family Elaeagnaceae
• family Elaeocarpaceae
• family Elapidae
• family Elateridae
• family Electrophoridae
• family Eleotridae
• family Elephantidae
• family Elopidae
• family Embiotocidae
• family Empetraceae
• family Emydidae
• family Endamoebidae
• family Engraulidae