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rub

(r/@/b )

move over something with pressure(verb.contact)

Example:
Rub my hands.
Rub oil into her skin.

source: wordnet30
cause friction(verb.contact)

Synonym:
chafe, fray, fret, scratch

source: wordnet30
scrape or rub as if to relieve itching(verb.perception)

Synonym:
itch, scratch

source: wordnet30
To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the action of something moving back and forth; as, to rub the flesh with the hand; to rub wood with sandpaper.(verb)

source: webster1913
To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost.(verb)

source: webster1913

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