Rub

abreiben

(to rub something against (a second thing))

aufpolieren

(to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse)

einreiben

(to spread a substance thinly over; to smear)

polieren

(to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse)

putzen

(to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse)

reiben

(to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

reiben

(to rub something against (a second thing))

sich ablaufen

(to be rubbed against something)

sich abreiben

(to be rubbed against something)

sich abscheuern

(to be rubbed against something)