Definition of rub

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Rub (n.) That which rubs; that which tends to hinder or obstruct motion or progress; hindrance; obstruction, an impediment; especially, a difficulty or obstruction hard to overcome; a pinch..

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Ruby :: Ruby (n.) Any species of South American humming birds of the genus Clytolaema. The males have a ruby-colored throat or breast.
Snug :: Snug (v. t.) To rub, as twine or rope, so as to make it smooth and improve the finish..
Rubbing :: Rubbing () a. & n. from Rub, v..
Bayberry :: Bayberry (n.) The fruit of Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle); the shrub itself; -- called also candleberry tree.
Rubbish :: Rubbish (a.) Of or pertaining to rubbish; of the quality of rubbish; trashy.
Schmelze :: Schmelze (n.) A kind of glass of a red or ruby color, made in Bohemia..
Extersion :: Extersion (n.) The act of wiping or rubbing out.
Rubric :: Rubric (n.) Hence, that which is established or settled, as by authority; a thing definitely settled or fixed..
Erubescent :: Erubescent (a.) Red, or reddish; blushing..
Offal :: Offal (n.) That which is thrown away as worthless or unfit for use; refuse; rubbish.
Braid :: Braid (v. t.) To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary operations..
Stem :: Stem (n.) The principal body of a tree, shrub, or plant, of any kind; the main stock; the part which supports the branches or the head or top..
Balas Ruby :: Balas ruby () A variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red, or inclining to orange. See Spinel..
Scrub :: Scrub (v. t.) To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate..
Powder :: Powder (v. t.) To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder; to comminute; to pulverize; to triturate..
Raspberry :: Raspberry (n.) The shrub bearing this fruit.
Althea :: Althea (n.) An ornamental shrub (Hibiscus Syriacus) of the Mallow family.
Efface :: Efface (v. t.) To cause to disappear (as anything impresses or inscribed upon a surface) by rubbing out, striking out, etc.; to erase; to render illegible or indiscernible; as, to efface the letters on a monument, or the inscription on a coin..
Castanea :: Castanea (n.) A genus of nut-bearing trees or shrubs including the chestnut and chinquapin.
Waterproof :: Waterproof (n.) Cloth made waterproof, or any article made of such cloth, or of other waterproof material, as rubber; esp., an outer garment made of such material..
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