rub along in English

Forms: rubs along [present, singular, third-person], rubbing along [participle, present], rubbed along [participle, past], rubbed along [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rub along (third-person singular simple present rubs along, present participle rubbing along, simple past and past participle rubbed along)

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    {
      "form": "rubs along",
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        "present",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rubbing along",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rubbed along",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rubbed along",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "They manage, with strict economy, to rub along.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To go on with difficulty."
      ],
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "rub on"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "rub along"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rubs along",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rubbing along",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rubbed along",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rubbed along",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English phrasal verbs",
        "English phrasal verbs with particle (along)",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "They manage, with strict economy, to rub along.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To go on with difficulty."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "rub on"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rub along"
}

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"rub along" meaning in English

Verb