English Explanatory Dictionary

rub up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To polish or scrub; to cover (something with a substance) by rubbing.
  2. To rub (a body part): to massage, give a massage to.
  3. To create (something) by rubbing.
  4. To revive one's knowledge of (something); to renew (a skill).
  5. To assault (someone).
  6. To reduce (something) to a powder or paste using friction (with a mortar and pestle, for example); to mix (with something) using friction.
  7. To excite or awaken (something); to revive or reawaken (something).
noun
  1. Alternative form of rub-up.

Word forms

rub up rubs up rubbing up rubbed up rub ups

Synonyms

bone up brush up review revise rough up

Related words

rub down rub up against rub up on rub up the wrong way
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