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To spread a substance thinly over; to smear. (v. t.).

To hinder; to cross; to thwart. (v. t.).

To cause a body (v. t.).

To fret; to chafe; as; to rub upon a sore. (v. i.).

To subject a body (v. t.).

To move over the surface of a body (v. t.).

To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as; a wheel rubs against the gatepost. (v. i.).

To move or pass with difficulty; as; to rub through woods; as huntsmen; to rub through the world. (v. i.).

The act of rubbing; friction. (n.).

To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; -- often with up or over; as; to rub up silver. (v. t.).

Inequality of surface; as of the ground in the game of bowls; unevenness. (n.).

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. (n.).

Imperfection; failing; fault. (n.).

A stone; commonly flat; used to sharpen cutting tools; a whetstone; -- called also rubstone. (n.).

A chance. (n.).

Something grating to the feelings; sarcasm; joke; as; a hard rub. (n.).