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- Practice the English pronunciation of rub up with real speech in context.
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- (transitive) To polish or scrub; to cover (something with a substance) by rubbing.
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Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To polish or scrub; to cover (something with a substance) by rubbing.
- (transitive) To rub (a body part): to massage, give a massage to.
- (transitive) To create (something) by rubbing.
- (ambitransitive, informal, dated) To revive one's knowledge of (something); to renew (a skill).
- (transitive, US, slang) To assault (someone).[1]
- (transitive, obsolete) To reduce (something) to a powder or paste using friction (with a mortar and pestle, for example); to mix (with something) using friction.
- (transitive, obsolete) To excite or awaken (something); to revive or reawaken (something).
- [Noun]
- Alternative form of rub-up.
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