rub+together
31together — I UK [təˈɡeðə(r)] / US [təˈɡeðər] adverb *** 1) a) if you put two or more things together, you combine them to form a single thing Now add the numbers together. together with: Mix the flour together with the milk. b) if you sew, stick, join etc… …
32rub*/ — [rʌb] verb I 1) [I/T] to move your hands or an object over a surface firmly Scott gently rubbed her back until the pain went away.[/ex] Rub your hands together – it will help you to stay warm.[/ex] 2) [T] to spread a liquid or substance onto the… …
33rub — [[t]rʌb[/t]] v. rubbed, rub•bing, n. 1) to subject (something) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, polishing, or massaging; move one thing back and forth or with a rotary motion along the surface of (something else) 2) to move, spread, or… …
34rub along — verb manage one s existence barely I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary • Syn: ↑scrape along, ↑scrape by, ↑scratch along, ↑squeak by, ↑squeeze by • Hypernyms: ↑cop …
35rub — 01. The little boy [rubbed] his arm where he had been hit with a baseball. 02. The little girl woke up, and [rubbed] her eyes sleepily. 03. My wife [rubbed] some sun block on my back so I wouldn t burn. 04. The old man was [rubbing] his hands… …
36rub — Friction encountered in moving one body in contact with another. friction r. SYN: friction sound. pericardial r., pericardial friction r. SYN: pericardial friction sound. pleural r. friction r …
37rub along — PHR V RECIP If two people rub along or if one person rubs along with another, they are able to live or work together in a fairly friendly way, usually when you would not expect them to. [BRIT, INFORMAL] [pl n V P] North and South had officials at …
38rub something in/into/through — blend or mix ingredients together using a rubbing action: → rub …
39rub elbows with (to) — Interact with; work together. ► “Erlene Mikels . . . attended the group’s BOOT CAMP a year ago to rub elbows with experts in the field and to polish up rusty marketing techniques.” (Wall Street Journal, Jan. 16, 1996, p. B1) …
40rub groins together — to copulate with each other As the groin is where the abdomen meets the thigh, the rubbing may concern other organs more immediately: ... they should get to know each other better... by rubbing their groins together. (Sun, March, 1981) …
