rub down

rub down
verb
1. wear away
Syn: ↑abrade, ↑corrade, ↑abrase, ↑rub off
Derivationally related forms: ↑corrasion (for: ↑corrade), ↑abrasive (for: ↑abrade), ↑abrasion (for: ↑abrade), ↑abradant (for: ↑abrade), ↑abrader (for: ↑abrade), ↑rubdown
Hypernyms: ↑wear away, ↑wear off
Hyponyms: ↑chafe, ↑excoriate, ↑rasp
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s something

2. manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
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She rubbed down her child with a sponge

Syn: ↑massage, ↑knead
Derivationally related forms: ↑rubdown, ↑massage (for: ↑massage), ↑massager (for: ↑massage)
Hypernyms: ↑manipulate
Entailment: ↑rub
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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rub down [phrasal verb]
rub (someone or something) down or rub down (someone or something) : to rub (a person or animal's body) with your hands in order to clean, dry, or massage it

The trainer rubbed down the players after the game to keep them from getting sore.

— see also rubdown
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Main Entry:rub

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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