rub
English
/ɹʌb/, /ɹʌb/
noun
Definitions
- An act of rubbing.
- A difficulty or problem.
- (archaic) A quip or sarcastic remark.
- In the game of crown green bowls, any obstacle by which a bowl is diverted from its normal course.
- Any substance designed to be applied by rubbing.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English rubben derived from Low German rubben derived from Saterland Frisian rubben derived from Swedish rubba (scrub, move) derived from Proto-Germanic *reufaną (tear).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*reufaną
Gloss
tear
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
泪, 涙
Emoji
🤣 💧 😂 😢 😭 😹 😿 🥲
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- allorubbing English
- back English
- backrub English
- board English
- down English
- foot English
- footrub English
- nonrubber English
- out English
- rerub English
- rubber English
- rubber ball blast grenade English
- rubbered English
- rubberful English
- rubberhead English
- rubbering English
- rubberise English
- rubberish English
- rubberism English
- rubberist English
- rubberization English
- rubberize English
- rubberless English
- rubberlike English
- rubberoid English
- rubberwear English
- rubberwood English
- rubbery English
- rubbest English
- rubbeth English
- rubbing English
- rubbingly English
- rubboard English
- rubdown English
- rubout English
- rubproof English
- rubstone English
- stone English
- Bandrobbe German
- Hundsrobbe German
- Mähnenrobbe German
- Ohrenrobbe German
- Robbe German
- Robbenjagd German
- Robbenjäger German
- blaasrob Dutch, Flemish
- kegelrob Dutch, Flemish
- klapmutsrob Dutch, Flemish
- manenrob Dutch, Flemish
- oorrob Dutch, Flemish
- pelsrob Dutch, Flemish
- rob Dutch, Flemish
- rubber Dutch, Flemish
- stinkrob Dutch, Flemish
- zadelrob Dutch, Flemish
- *Hrewp- Proto-Indo-European
- *reufaną Proto-Germanic
- rubba Swedish
- rubben Middle English
- rubbinge Middle English
- riūfa Old Norse
- rjúfa Old Norse
- रबड़ Hindi
- rob Afrikaans
- రబ్బరు Telugu
- rub Manx
- ရာဘာ Burmese
- ရော်ဘာ Burmese
- *reufan gmw-pro
- rubben Saterland Frisian
- robbe Low German
- rubben Low German
- lapa Sikaiana
- out
- down
- foot
- back
- stone
- rerub
- board
- rubber
- rubout
- footrub
- rubbeth
- rubbery
- backrub
- rubbing
- rubbest
- rubdown
- rubproof
- rubbered
- rubboard
- rubstone
- rubbering
- rubbingly
- rubberish
- rubberism
- rubberize
- rubberist
- rubberise
- rubberoid
- rubberful
- nonrubber
- rubberwear
- rubberless
- rubberwood
- rubberlike
- rubberhead
- allorubbing
- rubberization
- rubber ball blast grenade