• 1. to apply pressure and friction to (something) with a circular or backward and forward motion
• 2. to move (something) with pressure along, over, or against (a surface)
• 3. to chafe or fray
• 4. to bring into a certain condition by rubbing
• 5. to spread with pressure, esp in order to cause to be absorbed
• 6. to remove or be removed by rubbing
• 7. (of a bowl) to be slowed or deflected by an uneven patch on the green
• 8. to move against each other with pressure and friction (esp in the phrases rub one's...

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