v. |
[1] |
massage
,
knead
,
stroke
,
scour
,
scrub
,
scrape
,
abrade
,
chafe
,
clean
,
wipe
,
smooth
,
polish
,
shine
,
buff
,
burnish
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[2] |
rub in/on
,
apply
,
smooth
,
smear
,
spread
,
put
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[3] |
rub (it/something) in
,
emphasize
,
stress
,
make an issue of
,
harp on
,
reiterate
,
dwell on
,
hammer away
,
dramatize
|
[4] |
rub off/out
,
fray
,
fret
,
expunge
,
erase
,
chafe
,
scratch
,
remove
,
delete
,
cancel
,
eliminate
,
eradicate
|
[5] |
rub off (on)
,
scratch
,
itch
,
affect
,
be transferred (to)
,
be communicated/transmitted (to)
,
be passed on/along (to)
,
be imparted to
|
[6] |
rub out
,
murder
,
kill
,
execute
,
slay
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[7] |
rub shoulders with
,
rub elbows with
,
associate with
,
socialize with
,
mix with
,
fraternize with
,
keep company with
,
consort with
,
(Colloq) (US) run/pal/chum around with
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[8] |
rub (someone) (up) the wrong way
,
annoy
,
irritate
,
irk
,
anger
,
provoke
,
go against the grain
,
(Colloq) bug
,
get under one's/someone's skin
,
peeve
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