Definitions for rubbing
Overview of noun rubbing
The noun rubbing has 3 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. friction, rubbing
(the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another)
2. rubbing
(representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal)
3. friction, detrition, rubbing
(effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure)
Overview of verb rub
The verb rub has 3 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (19) rub
(move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin")
2. (1) rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch
(cause friction; "my sweater scratches")
3. rub, scratch, itch
(scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your insect bites!")
