Definitions
1.verbTo move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction."I rubbed my hands together for warmth."
2.verbTo rub something against (a second thing)."I rubbed the glass with the cloth."
3.verbTo be rubbed against something."My shoes are beginning to rub."
4.verbTo spread a substance thinly over; to smear."meat rubbed with spices before barbecuing"
5.verbTo move or pass with difficulty."to rub through woods, as huntsmen"
6.verbTo scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over."to rub up silver"
7.verbTo hinder; to cross; to thwart.
8.verb(bowls) To touch the jack with the bowl.
9.adjectiveHaving had a substance applied through rubbing.