During prohibition days, racketeers used to rub each other out to get control of the rum-running racket.
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Rub
/ɹʌb/
Synonyms for "rub" (372 found)
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Closest matches (75)
ablateabradeabraseafflictaggravateagonizeailair-dryanhydrateannoyapple of discordattouchementbakebandagebarbarkbathebiteblockblockade
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blotbone of contentionbone to pickbotherbottleneckbreathbrushbrush bybuffburnburnishcare forcaresscasus bellicatchcatch a likenesschafecharactercharacterizechartclashclashingclimactericclutchcome in contactconflictconfricationcontactcontentioncontingenceconvergence of eventsconvulsecordoncrimpcrisiscritical juncturecritical pointcrossroadscrow to pickcrow to pluckcrucial periodcrucifycrunchcrux
Strong matches (111)
curecurtaincutcutaneous sensedehumidifydehydratedeitydelineatedepictdesiccatedetermentdeterrentdiagnosediagramdifficultydisaccorddisaffinitydiscorddiscordancediscordancy
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discordiadisharmonydistressdoctordraindrawdrawbackdressdrydry upemergencyenmityeraseeriserodeevaporateexasperateexcoriateexcruciateexigencyexsiccateextremityfeelfeel upfeelingfesterfilefingertip caressfinishfireflickfluxfly in the ointmentfondlefrayfrazzlefretfricationfrictionfrictionizefrottagefurbishgallgive care togive painglanceglazeglossgnawgnaw awaygodgoddessgrategrazegrindgripegrounds for warhamperhand-mindednesshang uphang-upharrowhazardhealhingehithit offhitchhurdlehurtimpedimentimpingeimpingementimpingenceincompatibilityincompatiblenessinflameinflict paininharmoniousnessinharmony
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (186)
insolateirkirritatejanglejarjokerkill by incheskilnkisskneadlaceratelambencylaplicklight touchlimnlustermapmartyrmartyrize
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massageminister tomischiefmountainmummifynettlenipnoncooperationnosenotatenudgenursenuzzleobjectionobstacleobstructionobstructiveone small difficultyopen conflictoperate onosculateosculationpainpaintparchpasspeeveperfricationpetphysicpicturepicturizepiercepinchplasterpolishportraypoulticeprickprintprolong the agonyprovokepurgepushput to torturerackranklerasprazereduceregisterremedyrenderrepresentrilerub againstrub awayrub downrub nosesrub offrub outrubbingruffleschematizescorchscourscrapescrubscuffsearsense of touchshaveshineshrivelsideswipeskimskinskirtsleekslickslick downsmearsmokesnagsoak upsore pointsplintspongesqueak bystabstingstrained relationsstraitstrapstrokestumbling blockstumbling stonesunsun-dryswabsymbolizetactile sensetactiontake a rubbingtangencytaptender spottensiontentative contacttentative poketicklish issuetormenttorrefytorturetouchtouchingtoweltracetrace outtrace overtraversetreatturnturning pointtweaktwistunharmoniousnessunpleasantnessvarnishvexwaxwearwear awayweazenwhisperwipewitherwizenwoundwringwrite
Noun(19 words)
Adjective(2 words)
kinetic frictional contactquick scrape
Related word relations
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More general
23 entriesadjoincontactdifficultydrawemotional responseeraser actionfriction-based actionguideirritatemanual actionmechanical processmeetobstacleobstructionpass
Showing 16 of 23 words.
More specific
10 entriesCollocations
10 entriesfriction rubminor rubrub againstrub downrub inrub outrub shouldersrub testsurface rubthe rub
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesTranslations
2 translations across 1 languages.
Russian
2 entries- расти́рка noun (any substance designed to be applied by rubbing)
- растира́ние noun (any substance designed to be applied by rubbing)
Sample sentences
27 total sentences available.
Rub salt in the wound.
Source: tatoeba (19564)
Never rub your eyes with dirty hands.
Source: tatoeba (25715)
It's in pencil so you can rub it out if you need to.
Source: tatoeba (42568)
Showing 4 of 27 available sentences.