| VERB | contact | rub down, abrade, corrade, abrase, rub off | wear away |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | rub down, massage, knead | manually manipulate (someone's body) , usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes |
| Meaning | wear away. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | abrade, corrade, abrase, rub off | |
| Entailed by | roughen | make rough or rougher |
| Narrower | chafe, excoriate | tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading |
| rasp | scrape with a rasp | |
| Broader | wear away, wear off | diminish, as by friction |
| See also | rub | move over something with pressure |
| Spanish | corroerse, desgastar, erosionarse, gastarse, gastar, raer | |
| Nouns | rubdown | the act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes |
| Meaning | manually manipulate (someone's body) , usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | massage, knead | |
| Entails | rub | Move over something with pressure |
| Broader | manipulate | hold something in one's hands and move it |
| See also | rub | move over something with pressure |
| Spanish | masajear | |
| Nouns | rubdown | the act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes |
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