THE RUB

Meaning of THE RUB in English

the central or most important difficulty.

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RUB — I. ˈrəb verb ( rubbed ; rubbed ; rubbing ; rubs ) Etymology: Middle English rubben; akin to Frisian rubben …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RUB — (v. i.) To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods, as huntsmen; to rub through the world.
Английский словарь Webster
RUB — /rub/ , v. , rubbed, rubbing , n. v.t. 1. to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RUB — I. ˈrəb verb ( rubbed ; rub·bing ) Etymology: Middle English rubben; akin to East Frisian rubben to rub, scrape, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RUB — noun imperfection; failing; fault. 2. rub ·noun the act of rubbing; friction. 3. rub ·noun a chance. 4. rub ·noun …
Webster English vocab
RUB — [rub] vb rubbed ; rub.bing [ME rubben; akin to Icel rubba to scrape] vi (14c) 1 a: to move along …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RUB — / rʌb; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -bb- ) 1. rub sth (with sth) to move your …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUB — I. rub 1 S2 /rʌb/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle rubbed , present participle rubbing ) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RUB — v. & n. --v. (rubbed, rubbing) 1 tr. move one's hand or another object with firm pressure over the surface …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RUB — v. & n. v. (rubbed, rubbing) 1 tr. move one's hand or another object with firm pressure over the surface …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RUB — 1. v. & n. --v. (rubbed, rubbing) 1. tr. move one's hand or another object with firm pressure over the …
Oxford English vocab
RUB — ( rubs, rubbing, rubbed) 1. If you rub a part of your body, you move your hand or fingers backwards …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUB — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES rub your eyes ▪ Anna rubbed her eyes wearily. rubbing alcohol rubbing...hands with glee …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RUB — [verb] -bb- - to press or be pressed against (something) with a circular or up and down repeated movementShe yawned …
Cambridge English vocab
RUB — Synonyms and related words : Discordia, Eris, ablate, abrade, abrase, afflict, aggravate, agonize, ail, air-dry, anhydrate, annoy, apple of discord, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RUB — To run away. Don't rub us to the whit; don't send us to Newgate. CANT.--To rub up; to refresh: to …
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RUB — INDEX: 1. to move your hand or a cloth several times over something 2. to make one thing rub against …
Longman Activator English vocab
RUB — n. 25B6; verb Polly rubbed her arm : MASSAGE, knead; stroke, pat. he rubbed sun lotion on her back : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RUB — v. 1 massage, knead, stroke; scour, scrub, scrape, abrade, chafe, clean; wipe, smooth, polish, shine, buff, burnish Rub my back, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
RUB — 1. сущ. 1) трение; стирание 2) натирание; растирание an alcohol rub ≈ растирание спиртом 3) натертое место 4) неровность почвы …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RUB — rub.ogg _I 1. rʌb n 1. трение 2. 1> натирание, растирание to give smth. a good rub - хорошенько потереть …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RUB — rub сущ.1) трение; стирание 2) натирание; растирание an alcohol rub — растирание спиртом 3) натертое место 4) неровность почвы (мешающая …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
RUB — _I 1. rʌb n 1. трение 2. 1> натирание, растирание to give smth. a good rub - хорошенько потереть что-л. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RUB — 1. сущ. 1) трение; стирание 2) натирание; растирание an alcohol rub — растирание спиртом 3) натертое место 4) неровность почвы …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RUB — 1. сущ. 1) трение; стирание 2) натирание; растирание an alcohol rub — растирание спиртом 3) натертое место 4) неровность почвы (мешающая игре) 5) разг. затруднение, препятствие, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RUB — 1. _n. 1> трение 2> натирание; растирание; give it a rub! - потрите! 3> стирание; the rub of a brush …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
RUB — 1. n. 1. трение 2. натирание; растирание; give it a rub! - потрите! 3. стирание; the rub of a brush …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
RUB — 1. _n. 1> трение 2> натирание; растирание; give it a rub! потрите! 3> стирание; the rub of a brush чистка …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
RUB — 1) рисунок, скопированный притиранием [c crimson]|| копировать рисунок, притирая бумагу (цветным карандашом.) 2) стирать (напр. изображение) - rub down - …
Англо-Русский словарь по полиграфии и издательскому делу
RUB — 1. сущ. 1) трение; стирание 2) натирание; растирание an alcohol rub ≈ растирание спиртом 3) натертое место 4) неровность почвы …
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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WAY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a haphazard way/manner/fashion ▪ I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way. a …
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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OPEN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a competition is open to sb (= used to say who can enter a …
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NO
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MAKE
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LIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cigarette lighter (= something that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes ) ▪ …
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DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
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