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  • noun Plural form of rub.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rub.

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Examples

  • He added: "Their determination in how they play and their attitude towards wanting to win the title rubs off on everyone at the club.

    icScotland 2008

  • He added: "Their determination in how they play and their attitude towards wanting to win the title rubs off on everyone at the club.

    icScotland 2008

  • He added: "Their determination in how they play and their attitude towards wanting to win the title rubs off on everyone at the club.

    icScotland 2008

  • He added: "Their determination in how they play and their attitude towards wanting to win the title rubs off on everyone at the club.

    icScotland 2008

  • It just plain rubs me the wrong way as really really lazy SF.

    Doctor of Gats and Dames 2006

  • In Texas the meat is beef; the signature fuel is mesquite; the optional sauce is tomato based and served at the table; and the meat is dramatically seasoned with pep- pery spice blends called rubs and may be served as thin-sliced brisket with sides like beans and potato salad.

    Celebrating Barbecue Dotty Griffith 2002

  • As much as the word reluctantly rubs me the wrong way, I still haven't heard this: Sorry.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • The favorite prank is the old stunt where we take a novice hunter out to scout around and show him/her some deer sign such as rubs, tracks, scrapes and scat.

    Get Your Hunting Camp Featured in F&S! 2009

  • The favorite prank is the old stunt where we take a novice hunter out to scout around and show him/her some deer sign such as rubs, tracks, scrapes and scat.

    Get Your Hunting Camp Featured in F&S! 2009

  • Perhaps she even eshews the typical application of antiperspirant and 'rubs' it in her 'elbow pits' instead.

    Synthesis: Putting It Together BikeSnobNYC 2009

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