•To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the action of something moving back and forth; as, to rub the flesh with the hand; to rub wood with sandpaper.•To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and friction; to graze; to chafe; as, the boat rubs the ground.•To cause (a body) to move with pressure and friction along a surface; as, to rub the hand over the body.•To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.•To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; -- often with up or over; as, to rub up silver.•To hinder; to cross; to thwart.•To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost.•To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore.•To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods, as huntsmen; to rub through the world.•The act of rubbing; friction.•That which rubs; that which tends to hinder or obstruct motion or progress; hindrance; obstruction, an impediment; especially, a difficulty or obstruction hard to overcome; a pinch.•Inequality of surface, as of the ground in the game of bowls; unevenness.•Something grating to the feelings; sarcasm; joke; as, a hard rub.•Imperfection; failing; fault.•A chance.•A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen cutting tools; a whetstone; -- called also rubstone.

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