rub
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rub |
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Discordia, Eris, ablate, abrade, abrase, afflict, aggravate, agonize, ail,
air-dry, anhydrate, annoy, apple of discord, attouchement, bake, bandage, bar, bark, bathe, bite, block, blockade, blot, bone
of contention, bone to pick, bother, bottleneck, breath, brush, brush by, buff, burn, burnish, care for, caress, casus belli, catch, catch a likeness, chafe, character, characterize, chart, clash, clashing,
climacteric, clutch, come in contact,
conflict, confrication, contact,
contention, contingence, convergence of events, convulse, cordon, crimp,
crisis, critical juncture, critical
point, crossroads, crow to pick, crow to pluck,
crucial period, crucify, crunch,
crux, cure, curtain, cut, cutaneous sense, dehumidify, dehydrate, delineate, depict, desiccate, determent, deterrent, diagnose, diagram, difficulty, disaccord, disaffinity, discord, discordance, discordancy, disharmony, distress, doctor, drain, draw,
drawback, dry, emergency, enmity, erase, erode, evaporate, exasperate,
excoriate, excruciate, exigency,
exsiccate, extremity, feel,
feel up, feeling, fester,
file, fingertip caress, finish,
fire, flick, flux, fondle, fray, frazzle, fret, frication, friction, frictionize, frottage, furbish, gall, give care to, give pain,
glance, glaze, gloss, gnaw, gnaw away, grate, graze, grind, gripe, grounds for war, hamper, hand-mindedness, hang-up, harrow, hazard, heal, hinge, hit, hit off, hitch, hurdle, hurt, impediment, impinge, impingement, impingence, incompatibility, incompatibleness, inflame, inflict pain, inharmoniousness, inharmony, insolate,
irk, irritate, jangle, jar, joker, kill by inches, kiln, kiss, knead, lacerate, lambency, lap, lick, light touch, limn, luster, map, martyr, martyrize, massage, minister to, mischief, mummify, nettle, nip, noncooperation, nose, notate, nudge, nurse, nuzzle, objection, obstacle, obstruction,
obstructive, one small difficulty, open conflict, operate on, osculate, osculation, pain, paint, parch,
pass, peeve, perfrication,
pet, physic, picture, picturize, pierce, pinch, plaster, polish, portray, poultice, prick,
print, prolong the agony, provoke,
purge, push, put to torture,
rack, rankle, rasp, raze, register, remedy, render, represent, rile, rub against, rub away, rub down, rub noses, rub off, rub out, rubbing, ruffle, schematize, scorch, scour, scrape, scrub, scuff, sear, sense of touch, shave, shine, shrivel, sideswipe,
skim, skin, skirt, sleek, slick, slick down, smoke, snag, soak up, sore point, splint, sponge, squeak by, stab, sting, strained relations, strait, strap, stroke, stumbling block,
stumbling stone, sun-dry, sun, swab, symbolize, tactile sense, taction, take a rubbing, tangency, tap,
tender spot, tension, tentative
contact, tentative poke, ticklish issue, torment,
torrefy, torture, touch,
touching, towel, trace, trace out, trace over, traverse,
treat, turn, turning point, tweak, twist, unharmoniousness, unpleasantness, varnish, vex, wax, wear,
wear away, weazen, whisper, wipe, wither, wizen, wound, wring, write
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rub down |
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bed, bed down, break,
bridle, brush, caress, curry, currycomb, drench, feed, fodder, frictionize, gentle, groom, handle, harness, hitch, knead, litter, manage, massage, milk, pet,
rub, saddle, stroke, tame, tend, train, water, yoke
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rub in |
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accent, accentuate, belabor, dwell on, emphasize, give emphasis to, harp on, highlight, italicize, overaccentuate, overemphasize,
overstress, place emphasis on, point up, punctuate, spotlight, star,
stress, underline, underscore
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rub off |
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ablate, abrade, abrase,
bark, chafe, erase, erode, file, fray, frazzle, fret, gall, gnaw, gnaw away, grate, graze, grind,
rasp, raze, rub away,
rub out, scour, scrape, scrub, scuff, skin, tatter, wear, wear away, wear down, wear off, wear out, wear ragged, weather
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rub out |
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abbreviate, ablate, abrade, abrase, abridge, annihilate, assassinate, bark, blast, blot, blot out, blue-pencil, bowdlerize, bump off,
cancel, censor, chafe, cool, croak, cross out, cut, decimate, dele, delete, demolish,
do in, dust off, edit,
edit out, efface, erase,
erode, expunge, expurgate, file, finish, fix, fray, frazzle, fret, gall, get,
give the business, gnaw, gnaw away, grate, graze, grind,
gun down, hit, ice, kill, knock off, lay out, liquidate, obliterate,
off, omit, polish off, put away, rasp, raze, rescind, rub away, rub off, ruin, rule out, scour, scrape, scratch,
scratch out, scrub, scuff,
settle, shatter, skin, smash, sponge, sponge out, strike, strike off, strike out, take care of, void,
waste, wear, wear away, wipe out, wreck, zap
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rub the wrong way |
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bristle, chafe, corrugate,
crinkle, crumple, exacerbate, fret, gall, grate, grate on, gravel, grit, irritate, provoke,
rasp, ruffle, rumple, set on edge, wrinkle
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Main entries similar to: rub
abrade, afflict, agonize, ail, annoy, bake, bandage, bar, bathe, bite, block,
blockade, blot, bone of contention, bottleneck, breath, brush, buff, burn,
burnish, care for, caress, catch, chafe, character, characterize, chart,
clash, climacteric, clutch, conflict, contact, contention, convulse, cordon, crimp, crisis, critical point, crossroads, crucify, crunch, crux, cure, curtain, cut, dehumidify, dehydrate, deity, delineate, depict, desiccate, deterrent, diagnose, diagram, difficulty, disaffinity, discord, disharmony, distress, doctor, drain, draw, drawback,
dress, dry, dry up, emergency, enmity, erode, evaporate, excoriate, exigency, extremity, feel, feeling, fester,
finish, fire, flick, flux, fly in the ointment,
fondle, fray, fret, friction, furbish, gall, glance, glaze,
gloss, gnaw, god, goddess, grate, graze, grind, gripe, hamper, hang up, harrow, hazard, heal, hinge, hit, hitch, hurdle, hurt, impediment, impinge, impingement, incompatibility, inflame, irritate, jangle, jar, joker, kiln, kiss, knead, lacerate, lap,
lick, light touch, limn, luster, map, martyr, massage, minister to,
mischief, mountain, mummify, nip, nose, notate, nudge, nurse, nuzzle, objection, obstacle, obstruction, operate on, osculate, pain, paint,
parch, pass, pet, picture, pierce, pinch, plaster, polish,
portray, poultice, prick, print, purge, push, rack, rankle, rasp, reduce, register,
remedy, render, represent, rub down, rubbing, ruffle, scorch, scour,
scrape, scratch, scrub, sear, shave, shine, shrivel, sideswipe,
skim, skirt, sleek, slick, smear, smoke, snag, soak up,
splint, sponge, spread, squeak by, stab, sting, strait, strap,
stroke, stumbling block, sun, swab, symbolize, tap, tender spot, tension, torment, torture, touch, touching, towel,
trace, traverse, treat, turn, turning point, tweak, twist, unpleasantness, varnish, wax, weazen, whisper, wipe,
wither, wizen, wound, wring, write
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