Tra từ rub - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

rub [rub rubs rubbed rubbing] verb, noun BrE [rʌb] NAmE [rʌb]
verb (-bb-)
1. transitive, intransitive to move your hand, or sth such as a cloth, backwards and forwards over a surface while pressing firmly
•~ sth She rubbed her chin thoughtfully.
• He rubbed a hand wearily over his eyes.
•~ sth/yourself with sth Rub the surface with sandpaper before painting.
•I rubbed a clear patch on the window with my fingers.
•~ sth/yourself against sth The cat rubbed itself against my legs.
•~ at sth I rubbed at the stain on the cloth.
•~ against sth Animals had been rubbing against the trees.
•~ sth/yourself + adj. Rub the surface smooth.
•She rubbed her hair dry quickly with a towel.
2. transitive, intransitive to press two surfaces against each other and move them backwards and forwards; to be pressed together and move in this way
•~ sth (together) She rubbed her hands in delight.
• In some cultures, people traditionally greet each other by rubbing noses.
•~ (together) It sounded like two pieces of wood rubbing together.
3. intransitive, transitive (of a surface)to move backwards and forwards many times against sth while pressing it, especially causing pain or damage
• The back of my shoe is rubbing.
•~ on/against sth The wheel is rubbing on the mudguard.
•~ sth (+ adj.) The horse's neck was rubbed raw (= until the skin came off) where the rope had been.
4. transitive ~ sth + adv./prep. to spread a liquid or other substance over a surface while pressing firmly
• She rubbed the lotion into her skin.
• Rub salt over the fish before cooking.
more at not have two beans, brain cells, etc. to rub together at ↑two
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Word Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): perhaps from Low German rubben, of unknown ultimate origin. The noun dates from the late 16th cent.

Example Bank:
•Corbett rubbed his eyes wearily.
•He began to rub his hands together in glee.
•He gently rubbed his swollen nose.
•He rubbed his face briskly with the towel.
•I rubbed my glasses with my handkerchief.
•Put a little cream onto each hand and rub it in well.
•Rub the cream well into your skin.
•She rubbed her hands on her apron.
•She stood up, rubbing at her back.
•The cat rubbed against my legs.
•Rub some salt on the fish before cooking.
•She rubbed moisturizer into her skin.
•The horse's neck was rubbed raw where the rope had been.
Idioms: ↑rub salt into somebody's wounds ▪ ↑rub salt into the wound ▪ ↑rub shoulders with somebody ▪ ↑rub somebody up the wrong way ▪ ↑rub somebody's nose in it
Derived: ↑rub along ▪ ↑rub it in ▪ ↑rub off ▪ ↑rub oneself down ▪ ↑rub somebody out ▪ ↑rub something down ▪ ↑rub something in ▪ ↑rub something off ▪ ↑rub something out

noun
1. countable, usually singular an act of rubbing a surface
•She gave her knee a quick rub.
2. the rubsingular (formal or humorous)a problem or difficulty
•The hotel is in the middle of nowhere and there lies the rub. We don't have a car.

Word Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): perhaps from Low German rubben, of unknown ultimate origin. The noun dates from the late 16th cent.

See also: ↑erase ▪ ↑rub elbows with somebody ▪ ↑rub somebody the wrong way