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Noun
S:
(n)
hang-up
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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
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)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
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)
holystone
(scrub with a holystone)
"holystone the ship's deck"
S:
(v)
scour
,
abrade
(rub hard or scrub)
"scour the counter tops"
S:
(v)
smear
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blur
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smudge
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smutch
(make a smudge on; soil by smudging)
S:
(v)
resmudge
(smudge again)
S:
(v)
dust
(rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape)
"The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image"
S:
(v)
scrape
,
grate
(scratch repeatedly)
"The cat scraped at the armchair"
S:
(v)
paw
(scrape with the paws)
"The bear pawed the door"
S:
(v)
wipe
,
pass over
(rub with a circular motion)
"wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"
S:
(v)
sponge
(wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten)
S:
(v)
squeegee
(wipe with a squeegee)
"squeegee the windows"
S:
(v)
sweep
,
broom
(sweep with a broom or as if with a broom)
"Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed"
S:
(v)
towel
(wipe with a towel)
"towel your hair dry"
S:
(v)
whisk
,
whisk off
(brush or wipe off lightly)
S:
(v)
grate
(reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface)
"grate carrots and onions"; "grate nutmeg"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
entailment
S:
(v)
touch
(make physical contact with, come in contact with)
"Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"
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!"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame