Definition: 1. An unforeseen obstacle. 2. The act of rubbing or wiping. 3. Move over something with pressure. 4. Cause friction. 5. Scrape or rub as if to relieve itching.
Use 'rub' in a sentence:
1. It was found that when a white-tailed buck makes a rub, it moves both antlers and forehead glands along the small tree in a vertical direction.
2. First, rub your hands with oil and then break open the jack-fruit.
3. Some scientists hypothesize that the monkeys rub their bodies with the millipedes because doing so helps protect them from mosquitoes.
4. With the help of an ice cube, gently rub the ice on her back and as the ice melts off her.
5. He rubbed his hands together a few times.
6. Animals had been rubbing against the trees.
7. When the rats detect the smell, they stop and rub their legs to indicate a sample is infected.
8. First, the chemicals deposited on the rub provide information on the individual identity of an animal; no two mammals produce the same scent.
9. One customer, sniffing a shallot, announced that if you rub a garlic on your feet, you can taste it in your mouth.
10. She removed her glasses and rubbed her eyes.
11. Just rub some bread with fresh garlics and plenty of ripe tomatoes, then drizzle with olive oil and salt.
12. I know I was stupid; you don't have to rub it in.
13. After clearing the loose dirt, rub your keys with the cloth as well.
14. Martha began to rub her grate again.
15. Buck rubs also have a scent produced by glands in the foreheads of deer that is transferred to the tree when the rub is made.
16. Second, because only male deer rub, the buck rub and its associated chemicals indicate the sex of the deer producing the rub.
17. Just rub the cut side of half a lemon all over them and buff with a soft cloth.
18. The home side rubbed in their superiority with a further goal.
19. A conspicuous sign indicating the presence of white-tailed deer in a woodlot is a buck rub.
20. Capuchin monkeys often rub their bodies with a certain type of millipede.
21. They rub themselves against stones and roots.
22. The player proceeded to rub his gloves across his wet T-shirt and then exclaimed.
23. She rubbed the lotion into her skin.
24. Rub the surface of the wood in preparation for the varnish.
25. When the rats detect the scent, they stop and rub their legs to indicate a sample of infected.
26. Third, older, more dominant bucks produce more buck rubs and probably deposit more glandular secretions on a given rub.
27. He rubbed his hands in glee as he thought of all the money he would make.
28. Rub that and see how thick and warm it is.
29. Before you yawn, rub your eyes and hit the snooze button, consider the consequences of living in a nation of sleepheads.
30. If there are more tenacious spots to clean off, you can use a wet rag to rub them clean.
31. She rubbed her hands in delight.
32. Rub the cream in with a circular motion.
33. She rubbed her chin thoughtfully.
34. The dogs are always rubbing against the wall and making dirty marks.
35. She sometimes asks if I want a back rub.
36. "Gently rub the inside of an avocado peel on your face," says Morgan, "and leave the residue on for about 20 minutes for a moisturizing mask."
37. Like a buck rub, a scrape is both a visual and an olfactory signal.
38. The wheel is rubbing on the mudguard.
39. This ink stain won't rub out.
40. If you write on the blackboard, rub it off at the end of the lesson.
41. I rubbed at the stain on the cloth.
42. The back of my shoe is rubbing.
43. Her sense of fun has rubbed off on her children.
44. The horse's neck was rubbed raw where the rope had been.
45. You may need to give the floor a rub-down with glasspaper.
46. It sounded like two pieces of wood rubbing together.
47. The cat rubbed itself against my legs.
48. Rub the surface with sandpaper before painting.
49. Rub the surface smooth.
50. She gave her knee a quick rub.
51. The gold colouring had begun to rub off.
52. There were raw patches on her feet where the shoes had rubbed.
