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Rub down

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To rub from top to bottom, e.g. for cleaning, stripping paint or massage. idiomatic, transitive

    "We were taken to a light airy stable, and placed in boxes adjoining each other, where we were rubbed down and fed."

  2. 2
    manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes wordnet
  3. 3
    To frisk (search by feeling the body and clothing). dated, transitive

    "[…] "jumped him", as it were, and immediately "rubbed him down" with the view of getting possession of his weapon."

  4. 4
    wear away wordnet
  5. 5
    To grind, wear down, or wear away by rubbing. transitive

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