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Noun
S:
(n)
hang-up
,
hitch
,
rub
,
snag
(an unforeseen obstacle)
S:
(n)
rub
,
wipe
(the act of rubbing or wiping)
"he gave the hood a quick rub"
Verb
S:
(v)
rub
(move over something with pressure)
"rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"
direct troponym
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full troponym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
entailment
phrasal verb
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
rub
,
fray
,
fret
,
chafe
,
scratch
(cause friction)
"my sweater scratches"
S:
(v)
rub
,
scratch
,
itch
(scrape or rub as if to relieve itching)
"Don't scratch your insect bites!"
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
irritate
(excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame)
"Aspirin irritates my stomach"
S:
(v)
chafe
,
gall
,
fret
(become or make sore by or as if by rubbing)
S:
(v)
rub
,
scratch
,
itch
(scrape or rub as if to relieve itching)
"Don't scratch your insect bites!"
derivationally related form
sentence frame