/rʌb/
Translation
To move your hand back and forth over a surface while pressing on it.
Word origin
From Middle English rubben, meaning to scrape or scour.
- Origin
- Middle English
- Root
- rubben
Grammar
Examples
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"Rub" means to move your hands back and forth on something.
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"Rubbed" is the past form of "rub".
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"Rubs" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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