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Look up: RUB

  1. Rub
    A blend of herbs and spices that coats the surface of the meat. Used to add flavor.
    Found on http://www.txbeef.org/dictionary.php3

  2. rub
    [n] - the act of rubbing or wiping 2. [v] - scrape or rub as if to relieve itching 3. [v] - cause friction 4. [v] - move over something with pressure
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. rub
    to smooth or clean by rubbing or lightly scraping with e.g punice,scraper or sand paper Category: Various industries and crafts
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Rub
    Rub transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Rubbed ; present participle & verbal noun Rubbing .] [ Probably of Celtic origin; confer W. rhwbiaw , gael. rub .] 1. To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the action of something moving bac ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/100

  5. Rub
    Rub intransitive verb 1. To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost. 2. To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore. 3. To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods, as huntsmen; to rub through the world. To rub along or on , to go on with difficulty; as, ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/100

  6. Rub
    Rub noun [ Confer W. rhwb . See Rub, v,t,] 1. The act of rubbing; friction. 2. That which rubs; that which tends to hinder or obstruct motion or progress; hindrance; obstruction, an impediment; especially, a difficulty or obstruction hard to overcome; a pinch. « Every rub is smoothed on our way.» Shak. « To sleep, perchance to dream; ay, ther ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/100

  7. Rub
    Rub noun -- Rub of the green (Golf) , anything happening to a ball in motion, such as its being deflected or stopped by any agency outside the match, or by the fore caddie.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/100

  8. rub
    1. 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. 'It shall be expedient, after that body is cleaned, to rub the body with a coarse linen cloth.' (Sir T. Elyot) ... 2. To mov ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  9. rub
    wipe noun the act of rubbing or wiping; `he gave the hood a quick rub`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. rub
    verb cause friction; `my sweater scratches`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  11. Rub
    `RUB` may stand for * RUB, Russian ruble currency code * Ruhr-Universität Bochum * Rich Urban Biker `Rub` may refer to: * the Kuliak languages of Uganda * A spice rub, consiting of spices blended together to season and flavor raw pork, beef, chicken, fish, and wild game before grilling. * Rub or liniment, a medicated topical preparation for application to the skin * Rub, meaning massage * Rub, meaning 'the Lord' (Jesus Christ) in Arabic * Rub...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rub

  12. rub
    (rub) to move something over a surface with friction. the action of such movement. friction rub. friction rub an auscultatory sound caused by the rubbing together of two serous surfaces, as in pericardial rub; called also rub. pericardial rub&nbs...
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns

  13. Rub
    • (n.) The act of rubbing; friction. • (n.) A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen cutting tools; a whetstone; -- called also rubstone. • (v. t.) To hinder; to cross; to thwart. • (n.) Something grating to the feelings; sarcasm; joke; as, a hard rub. • (v. t.) To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  14. RUB
    The ISO 4217 currency code for the Russian Rouble.
    Found on http://www.duke.edu/~charvey/Classes/wpg

  15. RUB
    RUB 1 = RUR 1,000. Entry into force on January 1, 1998. Concurrent circulation until 2002.…
    Found on http://www.oenb.at/dictionary/termini.js


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