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We have spotted RUB (3 Letters) a total of 131 times in our database. Below you may see the clues associated with RUB and also when and where was it last seen:
Definition
| • | To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the action of something moving back and forth; as, to rub the flesh with the hand; to rub wood with sandpaper. |
| • | To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and friction; to graze; to chafe; as, the boat rubs the ground. |
| • | To cause (a body) to move with pressure and friction along a surface; as, to rub the hand over the body. |
| • | To spread a substance thinly over; to smear. |
| • | To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; -- often with up or over; as, to rub up silver. |
| • | To hinder; to cross; to thwart. |
| • | To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost. |
| • | To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore. |
| • | To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods, as huntsmen; to rub through the world. |
| • | The act of rubbing; friction. |
| • | 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. |
| • | Inequality of surface, as of the ground in the game of bowls; unevenness. |
| • | Something grating to the feelings; sarcasm; joke; as, a hard rub. |
| • | Imperfection; failing; fault. |
| • | A chance. |
| • | A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen cutting tools; a whetstone; -- called also rubstone. |
Referring crossword puzzle clues
- Barbecue chefs spice blend
- Picture
- Caress
- Griller's spice blend
- Seasoning mix applied to meat before smoking
- __ the wrong way (irritate)
- Activate a genie's lamp say
- Hamlet's difficulty
- National dish of Ukraine
- Spice mixture
- Barbecue chefs spice concoction
- Pitmaster's spice blend
- Barbecue treatment
- Spice blend
- Coat for a cookout
- Spice mix for barbecuing
- Barbecue seasoning
- Barbecue add-on
- ___ the wrong way
- Barbecue flavoring
- Barbecue chicken coating
- Polish
- Cause friction
- ... ay there's the ___ (Hamlet)
- Barbecue coating
- Chafe
- Massage
Usage among publishers:
- LA Times: Dec 16, 2024
- Wall Street Journal: Aug 30, 2024
- USA Today: Aug 29, 2024
- Universal: Aug 13, 2024
- Universal: Aug 1, 2024
- Newsday: Jul 10, 2024
- USA Today: Jun 8, 2024
- Newsday: May 6, 2024
- New York Times: Apr 20, 2024
- LA Times: Apr 7, 2024
- LA Times: Feb 6, 2024
- Universal: Jan 20, 2024
- Wall Street Journal: Dec 28, 2023
- LA Times: Dec 23, 2023
- New York Times: Dec 10, 2023
- Wall Street Journal: Nov 9, 2023
- Eugene Sheffer: Oct 31, 2023
- Newsday: Oct 13, 2023
- USA Today: Sep 27, 2023
- Wall Street Journal: Aug 31, 2023
- USA Today: Aug 28, 2023
- Wall Street Journal: Jul 22, 2023
- New York Times: Jun 13, 2023
- Universal: May 15, 2023
- Eugene Sheffer: Mar 30, 2023
- USA Today: Mar 11, 2023
- Thomas Joseph: Jan 25, 2023