rub up

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative form of rub-up. alt-of,alternative
动词 v.
  1. To polish or scrub; to cover (something with a substance) by rubbing. transitive
    — I rubbed up the brass buttons on my jacket to make them shine.
  2. To rub (a body part): to massage, give a massage to. transitive
    — […] every Morning when you Comb your head, dip a sponge in this water and rub up your Hair, and it will keep it clean and preserve it,
  3. To create (something) by rubbing. transitive
    — to rub up a lather
  4. To revive one's knowledge of (something); to renew (a skill). ambitransitive,dated,informal
    — I muſt rub up my balancing, and chaſing, and boring.
  5. To assault (someone). US,slang,transitive
    — There was a lot of yelling and gesticulating, and a few blows were passed. A couple of guards got rubbed up a little.
  6. To reduce (something) to a powder or paste using friction (with a mortar and pestle, for example); to mix (with something) using friction. obsolete,transitive
    — to rub up pigments with water or oil
  7. To excite or awaken (something); to revive or reawaken (something). obsolete,transitive
    — to rub up the memory; to rub up old sores

词形变化

rubs up present,singular,third-person rubbing up participle,present rubbed up participle,past rubbed up past rub ups plural
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