1. The act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes

1. Wear away
   - abrade, corrade, abrase, rub off 
2. Manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
   "She rubbed down her child with a sponge"
   - massage, knead

Derived forms: rubbed down, rubdowns, rubbing down, rubs down

See also: rub

Type of: manipulate, massage, wear away, wear off

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