rub ‧ down /ˈrʌbdaʊn/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . especially American English if you give someone a rubdown, you rub their body to make them relaxed, especially after exercise SYN massage
2 . if you give a surface a rubdown, you rub it to make it smooth or clean
⇨ rub down at ↑ rub 1