"rub down" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-rub down.ogg Forms: rubs down [present, singular, third-person], rubbing down [participle, present], rubbed down [participle, past], rubbed down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rub down (third-person singular simple present rubs down, present participle rubbing down, simple past and past participle rubbed down)
  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To rub from top to bottom, e.g. for cleaning, stripping paint or massage. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Categories (topical): Massage
    Sense id: en-rub_down-en-verb-Uy-JO8jT Disambiguation of Massage: 89 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 86 14
  2. (dated, transitive) To frisk (search by feeling the body and clothing). Tags: dated, transitive
    Sense id: en-rub_down-en-verb-3mPMSiud

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for rub down meaning in English (2.2kB)

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