massage; polish
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Rub down Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
rub down
v
1. wear away [syn: abrade, corrade, abrase, rub off]
2. usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes [syn: massage, knead]
Verb
1. wear away
(synonym) abrade, corrade, abrase, rub off
(hypernym) wear away, wear off
(hyponym) chafe, excoriate
(derivation) rubdown
2. manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes; "She rubbed down her child with a sponge"
(synonym) massage, knead
(hypernym) manipulate
(entail) rub
(derivation) rubdown
