"rub one's hands" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: rubs one's hands [present, singular, third-person], rubbing one's hands [participle, present], rubbed one's hands [participle, past], rubbed one's hands [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rub one's hands (third-person singular simple present rubs one's hands, present participle rubbing one's hands, simple past and past participle rubbed one's hands)
  1. Alternative form of rub one's hands together Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: rub one's hands together
    Sense id: en-rub_one's_hands-en-verb-cGy9eHiz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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