rub
/rʌb/verb
उच्चारण रब
रगड़ना, मलना
Core word
- 1
[T, I]
to move your hand, a cloth backwards and forwards over a surface while pressing it; to press two surfaces against each other and move them backwards and forwards
रगड़ना, मलना
- rub your hands
- Rub the stain gently with a damp cloth until it disappears.
- She rubbed her eyes and yawned.
+ 3 more examples
- Rub some oil into the leather to keep it soft.
- Ravi rubbed the board clean before the lesson began.
- The cat rubbed against my legs, asking for food.
→Phrasal verbs 3
rub it in / rub sth in
to keep reminding somebody of something they feel embarrassed about and want to forget
(किसी की ग़लती या कमज़ोरी की) बार-बार याद दिलाकर चिढ़ाना
- I know I failed the test; you don't have to rub it in.
rub off (on/onto sb)
(of a personal quality, behaviour, etc.) to become part of somebody's character because they have spent time with somebody who has that quality
(किसी की आदत या गुण का) असर दूसरे पर पड़ना
- Radhika's discipline has rubbed off on her younger brother.
rub sth out
(BrE) to remove the marks made by a pencil, etc. using a rubber
(रबड़ से) मिटाना
- Rub out the wrong answer and write it again.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Rub salt into the wound (make a bad situation worse), rub shoulders with (meet important people socially), rub sb up the wrong way (annoy somebody).
Idioms: rub salt into the wound (जले पर नमक छिड़कना), rub shoulders with (महत्वपूर्ण लोगों से मिलना-जुलना), rub sb up the wrong way (किसी को चिढ़ाना)।