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rub

/ˈɹʌb/RUHB
/ˈɹʌb/RUHB

Meaningto rub

Common meaning: to press and move over

Journey through time

  1. Gaelicrub‘to rub’source
  2. Middle Englishrubbensource
  3. Englishrub‘to press and move over’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Gaelic rub ‘to rub’.

Roots

  • rub Gaelic “to rub”

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