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rub

One entry found.

Main Entry: ¹rub

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): rubbed, rubbing

Language: English

transitive verb

1 : frotar, restregar <to rub one's hands together : frotarse las manos>
2 massage : friccionar, masajear
3 chafe : rozar
4 polish : frotar, pulir
5 scrub : fregar
6 to rub elbows with : codearse con
7 to rub someone the wrong way : sacar de quicio a alguien, caerle mal a alguien

intransitive verb

to rub against : rozar

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