What is another word for "rub"?
Roget's Thesaurus (1911) lists these synonyms for "rub": abrasion, affriction, anointment, arrosion, attrite, attrition, confrication, contrition, curry, detrition, down, edge, elbow, file, fray, frication, friction, glycerine, gnaw, graze, grease, grind, lather, limature, lubricate, lubrication, lubricitate, lubricous, lubrification, massage, oil, out, polish, powder, rasp, reduce, rolling, rosin, roughness, rubbing.
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- Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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