"rub along" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: rubs along [present, singular, third-person], rubbing along [participle, present], rubbed along [participle, past], rubbed along [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rub along (third-person singular simple present rubs along, present participle rubbing along, simple past and past participle rubbed along)
  1. To survive or get by with some difficulty.
    Sense id: en-rub_along-en-verb-miiCdgNi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "along", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "along": 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. To get along, to have an amicable relationship. Synonyms: rub on
    Sense id: en-rub_along-en-verb--SuxxrQW
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          "_dis": "89 11",
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          "ref": "1905, Arthur Stanwood Pier, The Ancient Grudge, Chapter 11:",
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        }
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          "ref": "1922, Nikolai Gogol, translated by Constance Garnett, Dead Souls—A Poem, Chapter XI:",
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        }
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        "To get along, to have an amicable relationship."
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          "get along",
          "get along"
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          "amicable",
          "amicable"
        ]
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          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "word": "rub on"
        }
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          "ref": "1922, Nikolai Gogol, translated by Constance Garnett, Dead Souls—A Poem, Chapter XI:",
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