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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"

S: (v) rub (move over something with pressure) "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"

S: (v) brush (rub with a brush, or as if with a brush) "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket"
S: (v) pumice (rub with pumice, in order to clean or to smoothen)
S: (v) gauge (rub to a uniform size) "gauge bricks"
S: (v) puree, strain (rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender) "puree the vegetables for the baby"
S: (v) rosin (rub rosin onto) "rosin the violin bow"
S: (v) sponge down, sponge off (clean with a sponge, by rubbing)
S: (v) worry (touch or rub constantly) "The old man worried his beads"
S: (v) scrub, scour (clean with hard rubbing) "She scrubbed his back"
S: (v) scour, abrade (rub hard or scrub) "scour the counter tops"
S: (v) smear, blur, smudge, smutch (make a smudge on; soil by smudging)
S: (v) scrape, grate (scratch repeatedly) "The cat scraped at the armchair"
S: (v) wipe, pass over (rub with a circular motion) "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"
S: (v) grate (reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface) "grate carrots and onions"; "grate nutmeg"

S: (v) touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with) "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"

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!"