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To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction

• Can you rub my back?

  Kannst du mir den Rücken scheuern?

  Tatoeba · Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR

• Tom rubbed his hands together.

  Tom rieb sich die Hände.

  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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To be rubbed against something

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To spread a substance thinly over; to smear

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To move or pass with difficultyselten

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To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or overselten

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To hinder; to cross; to thwartselten

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To touch the jack with the bowlselten