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Rub your hands together to warm them.
What does Rub mean?
Rub means move back and forth on a surface.
Dictionary definition
To move your hand or another object back and forth against a surface.
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medium
The artist used a cloth to rub extra chalk from the paper.
hard
If you rub too hard, the paper may tear or lose its smooth surface.
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What does rub mean?
Rub means to move your hand or another object back and forth against a surface.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to rub when cleaning a surface?
Scrub is a stronger kind of rubbing used to clean.
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Rub best completes the sentence.
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Partverb, noun.
MeaningRub means move back and forth on a surface.
ExampleExample: Rub your hands together to warm them.
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leave aloneUse when no rubbing or touching happens.
hold stillUse as a contrast for moving back and forth.
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Rub word family
Base word
rub
verb
rubs
Rubs now or often.
verb
rubbed
Rubbed in the past.
verb
rubbing
Rubbing now.
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