Synonyms and Antonyms of rub

synonym (synonym of rub)

  • (noun.cognition)
    hang-up, hitch, snag
    an unforeseen obstacle (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.act)
    wipe
    the act of rubbing or wiping (noun.act)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    chafe, fray, fret, scratch
    cause friction (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    itch, scratch
    scrape or rub as if to relieve itching (verb.perception)
     

also (also)

hypernym (rub IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • an unforeseen obstacle (noun.cognition)
    obstacle, obstruction
    something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted (noun.cognition)
     
  • cause friction (verb.contact)
    adjoin, contact, meet, touch
    be in direct physical contact with; make contact (verb.contact)
     
  • move over something with pressure (verb.contact)
    draw, guide, pass, run
    pass over, across, or through (verb.contact)
     
  • scrape or rub as if to relieve itching (verb.perception)
    irritate
    excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame (verb.body)
     
  • the act of rubbing or wiping (noun.act)
    contact, physical contact
    the act of touching physically (noun.act)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF rub relation)

  • move over something with pressure (verb.contact)
    brush
    rub with a brush, or as if with a brush (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    pumice
    rub with pumice, in order to clean or to smoothen (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    gauge
    rub to a uniform size (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    puree, strain
    rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    rosin
    rub rosin onto (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    sponge down, sponge off
    clean with a sponge, by rubbing (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    worry
    touch or rub constantly (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    scour, scrub
    clean with hard rubbing (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    abrade, scour
    rub hard or scrub (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    blur, smear, smudge, smutch
    make a smudge on; soil by smudging (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    grate, scrape
    scratch repeatedly (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    pass over, wipe
    rub with a circular motion (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    grate
    reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface (verb.contact)
     
  • the act of rubbing or wiping (noun.act)
    scuff
    the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet) (noun.act)
     

entail (entailment relations of rub)

  • move over something with pressure (verb.contact)
    touch
    make physical contact with, come in contact with (verb.contact)
     

derivation (.... is derived from rub)

  • cause friction (verb.contact)
    friction, rubbing
    the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another (noun.phenomenon)
     
  • (noun.state)
    abrasion, excoriation, scrape, scratch
    an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.state)
    chafe
    soreness and warmth caused by friction (noun.state)
     
  • move over something with pressure (verb.contact)
    rub, wipe
    the act of rubbing or wiping (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    detrition, friction, rubbing
    effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure (noun.act)
     
  • scrape or rub as if to relieve itching (verb.perception)
    itch, itchiness, itching
    an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.person)
    scratcher
    a person who scratches to relieve an itch (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.state)
    itch, scabies
    a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation (noun.state)
     
  • the act of rubbing or wiping (noun.act)
    rub
    move over something with pressure (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    pass over, wipe
    rub with a circular motion (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    itch, rub, scratch
    scrape or rub as if to relieve itching (verb.perception)
     
synonym also hypernym hyponym entail derivation hang-up hitch snag wipe chafe fray knead massage rub down abrade abrase corrade contact physical contact obstacle obstruction draw guide scuff brush pumice gauge puree strain touch pass over itch scratch wipe detrition
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. hang-up, hitch, snag . wipe . chafe, fray, fret, scratch . itch, scratch . knead, massage, rub down . abrade, abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off . efface, erase, rub out, score out, wipe off . obstacle, obstruction . adjoin, contact, meet, touch . draw, guide, pass, run . irritate . contact, physical contact . brush . pumice . gauge . puree, strain . rosin . sponge down, sponge off . worry . scour, scrub . abrade, scour . blur, smear, smudge, smutch . grate, scrape . pass over, wipe . grate . scuff . touch . friction, rubbing . abrasion, excoriation, scrape, scratch . chafe . rub, wipe . detrition, friction, rubbing . itch, itchiness, itching . scratcher . itch, scabies . rub . pass over, wipe . itch, rub, scratch


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