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a) To touch something with ones body.
She accidentally rubbed up against the painted door and got green paint on her blouse.
Now men, I have rubbed up against a few men in my time, but women?
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rub up against — {v. phr.} To come into contact with. * /In that business one naturally has to rub up against all kinds of people./ … Dictionary of American idioms
rub up against — {v. phr.} To come into contact with. * /In that business one naturally has to rub up against all kinds of people./ … Dictionary of American idioms
rub\ up\ against — v. phr. To come into contact with. In that business one naturally has to rub up against all kinds of people … Словарь американских идиом
rub — rub1 S3 [rʌb] v past tense and past participle rubbed present participle rubbing [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from Low German rubben] 1.) [I and T] to move your hand, or something such as a cloth, backwards and forwards over a surface while… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rub — I UK [rʌb] / US verb Word forms rub : present tense I/you/we/they rub he/she/it rubs present participle rubbing past tense rubbed past participle rubbed ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to press and move your hands or an object over a surface The… … English dictionary
rub — rub1 [ rʌb ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to press and move your hands or an object over a surface: rubbing the magic lamp rub something off something: Rub off the skins of the peppers when they have softened. a ) to move something… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rub up — v. 1) (d; intr.) to rub up against ( to touch ) (don t let the wire rub up against the pipe) 2) (colloq.) (d; intr.) to rub up against ( to have contact with ) (he used to rub up against many famous movie stars) * * * [ rʌb ʌp] (d; intr.) to rub… … Combinatory dictionary
rub — 1. noun /rʌb/ a) An act of rubbing. Give that lamp a good rub and see if any genies come out b) A difficulty or problem. Therein lies the rub. 2. verb … Wiktionary
rub — [rub] vt. rubbed, rubbing [ME rubben, akin to Dan rubbe, EFris rubben < IE * reup , to tear out < base * reu , to dig, tear out > ROB, RIP1, RUG, RUBBLE, L rumpere, to break] 1. to move one s hand, a cloth, etc. over (a surface … English World dictionary
rub — ► VERB (rubbed, rubbing) 1) apply firm pressure to (a surface) with a repeated back and forth motion. 2) move to and fro against a surface while pressing or grinding against it. 3) apply with a rubbing action. 4) (rub down) dry, smooth, or clean… … English terms dictionary
