rub

rสŒb
rubbedrubbing
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Noun

1.

application

substance applied by rubbing
ืฉึดืืคึฐืฉืื•ึผืฃ mshifshufืžึฐืจึดื™ื—ึธื” fmerikhaืชึทึผืขึฒืจื•ึนื‘ึถืช ืžึฐืจึดื™ื—ึธื”
  • Apply the rub evenly on the meat.ืžืจื—ื• ืืช ื”ืฉืคืฉื•ืฃ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืื—ื™ื“ ืขืœ ื”ื‘ืฉืจ.
2.

problem

USdifficulty or obstacleUS
ื”ึทื‘ึฐึผืขึธื™ึธื” hav'ayaืงึนืฉึดืื™
  • The main rub of the project was the tight budget..ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ืช ื‘ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื”ืชืงืฆื™ื‘ ื”ืžืฆื•ืžืฆื.

Verb

1.

apply pressure

tr./intr.move hand or cloth back and forth on a surface with pressuretr./intr.
ืœึฐืฉึทืืคึฐืฉึตืืฃ leshafshef
  • She continued to rub the stain on the shirt vigorously..ื”ื™ื ื”ืžืฉื™ื›ื” ืœืฉืคืฉืฃ ืืช ื”ื›ืชื ืขืœ ื”ื—ื•ืœืฆื” ื‘ืžืจืฅ.
2.

spread substance

tr.apply a substance to a surface with a repeated motiontr.
ืœึฐืฉึทืืคึฐืฉึตืืฃ ืœึดืžึฐืจื•ึนื—ึท limroakh
  • He decided to rub oil into the wooden table to enhance its shine..ื”ื•ื ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ ืœืฉืคืฉืฃ ืฉืžืŸ ื‘ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ื”ืขืฅ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื‘ืœื™ื˜ ืืช ื”ื‘ืจืง ืฉืœื•.
3.

irritate

tr.cause slight irritation or discomfort to someonetr.
ืœึทืขึฒืœื•ึนืช ืขึทืœ ื”ึธืขึฒืฆึทื‘ึดึผื™ื ืœึฐื”ึทืจึฐื’ึดึผื™ื–
  • His constant complaining began to rub her the wrong way..ื”ืชืœื•ื ื•ืช ื”ื‘ืœืชื™ ืคื•ืกืงื•ืช ืฉืœื• ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœืขืœื•ืช ืœื” ืขืœ ื”ืขืฆื‘ื™ื.
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Expressions with rub: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

rub inv.
ืœึดืžึฐืจื•ึนื—ึท
She rubbed in the lotion gently.
rub downv.
ืœึฐื ึทื’ึตึผื‘
She used a towel to rub down the wet horse.
rub intov.
ืœึฐืฉึทืืคึฐืฉึตืืฃ ืคึฐึผื ึดื™ืžึธื”
She rubbed the lotion into her skin.
rub offv.
ืœึฐื”ึดืžึธึผื—ึตืง ื‘ึฐึผืฉึดืืคึฐืฉืื•ึผืฃ
The label will rub off if you scrub it hard.
rub one's handsv.
ืœึฐืฉึทืืคึฐืฉึตืืฃ ืึถืช ื”ึทื™ึธึผื“ึทื™ึดื
She rubbed her hands to stay warm in the cold.
rub up againstv.
ืœึฐื”ึดืชึฐื—ึทื›ึตึผืšึฐ
The dog would rub up against its owner for attention.

Synonyms and analogies of rub in English

n.balmlotionointmenthindranceobstaclebarrierkneadingmanipulation
v.massagescrubapplyspreadannoybotherMore synonyms

Examples of rub in a sentence

  • The rub gave the chicken a spicy flavor.
  • The rub with this plan is its high cost.
  • Finding a reliable supplier was the rub in the process.
  • There's a rub in the rules we didn't see.
  • The rub in the plan was the budget constraint.
  • She enjoyed a soothing foot rub after work.

Translations of "rub" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
ืœึฐืฉึทืืคึฐืฉึตืืฃv. - leshafshef

He said he'd rather rub one out than deal with dating apps.

ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ ืฉื”ื•ื ืžืขื“ื™ืฃ ืœืฉืคืฉืฃ ืžืืฉืจ ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื•ืช ื”ื™ื›ืจื•ื™ื•ืช.

ืœึดืžึฐืจื•ึนื—ึทv. - limroakh

I guess I'll rub some liniment on it tonight or something.

ืื ื™ ืžื ื™ื— ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื”ื™ื” ืœืžืจื•ื— ืงืฆืช ืžืฉื—ื” ืขืœ ื–ื” ื”ืœื™ืœื” ืื• ืžืฉื”ื•.

ืœึฐืขึทืกึผื•ึนืชv. - le'asot

They often rub down their horses to help them relax after riding.

ื”ื ื ื•ื”ื’ื™ื ืœืขืกื•ืช ืืช ื”ืกื•ืกื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื”ื ืœื”ื™ืจื’ืข ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืจื›ื™ื‘ื”.

Noun
ืขื™ืกื•ื™nm.

A firm rub could improve the blood circulation in your hands.

ืขื™ืกื•ื™ ื—ื–ืง ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืฉืคืจ ืืช ื–ืจื™ืžืช ื”ื“ื ื‘ื™ื“ื™ื™ื.

ืฉึดืืคึฐืฉืื•ึผืฃnm. - shifeshuf

The chef advised a firm rub of the meat with seasoning.

ื”ืฉืฃ ื”ืžืœื™ืฅ ืขืœ ืฉืคืฉื•ืฃ ื—ื–ืง ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ืฉืจ ืขื ืชื‘ืœื™ื ื™ื.

ืชึทึผื‘ึฐืœึดื™ืŸnm. - tavlin

It's a special barbecue rub.

ื–ื” ืชื‘ืœื™ืŸ ื‘ืจื‘ื™ืงื™ื• ืžื™ื•ื—ื“.

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rub: Examples and translations in context

I usually rub my hands together to keep warm in cold weather.

ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ืื ื™ ืžืฉืคืฉืฃ ืืช ื™ื“ื™ื™ ื–ื• ื‘ื–ื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชื—ืžื ื‘ืžื–ื’ ืื•ื•ื™ืจ ืงืจ.

She joked that she'd rather rub one out than date her coworker.

ื”ื™ื ื”ืชืœื•ืฆืฆื” ืฉื”ื™ื ืžืขื“ื™ืคื” ืœืฉืคืฉืฃ ืžืืฉืจ ืœืฆืืช ืขื ื”ืงื•ืœื’ื” ืฉืœื”.

It's like trying to pat your head and rub your stomach.

ื–ื” ื›ืžื• ืœื ืกื•ืช ืœื˜ืคื•ื— ืขืœ ื”ืจืืฉ ื•ืœืฉืคืฉืฃ ืืช ื”ื‘ื˜ืŸ ื‘ืžืงื‘ื™ืœ.

You can even rub your body while he's hugging you.

ืืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืืคื™ืœื• ืœืฉืคืฉืฃ ืืช ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœืš ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ื•ื ืžื—ื‘ืง ืื•ืชืš.

Now he's sitting on granny's lap getting a tummy rub.

ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื”ื•ื ื™ื•ืฉื‘ ืขืœ ื”ื‘ืจื›ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ืกื‘ืชื ืžืงื‘ืœ ืœืฉืคืฉืฃ ืืช ื‘ื˜ืŸ.

The ears rub people the wrong way no matter where you go.

ื”ืื•ื–ื ื™ื™ื ืœืฉืคืฉืฃ ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื“ืจืš ื”ืœื ื ื›ื•ื ื” ืœื ืžืฉื ื” ืœืืŸ ืืชื” ื”ื•ืœืš.

The people who like to bet on football rub my head for luck.

ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ืžืจ ืขืœ ืคื•ื˜ื‘ื•ืœ ืžืฉืคืฉืคื™ื ืืช ื”ืจืืฉ ืฉืœื™ ืœืžื–ืœ.

Children who have vision problems may also squint and rub their eyes often.

ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ืขืœื™ ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืจืื™ื™ื” ืขืฉื•ื™ื™ื ื’ื ืœืคื–ื•ืœ ื•ืœืฉืคืฉืฃ ืืช ื”ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช.

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