Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "rub" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

head hit pat pat head pat tummy scratch tummy

Typical Location

table

Derived Terms

Dutch rub Martindale rub test Princeton rub backrub chest rub chub rub footrub hand rub heat rub rerub rub along rub and tug rub away rub board rub down rub elbows rub in rub iron rub it in rub of the green rub off rub off on rub one off rub one out rub one's face with a brass candlestick rub one's hands rub one's hands together rub oneself off rub out rub salt in someone's wounds rub salt in the wound rub shoulders rub someone the wrong way rub someone's face in rub someone's nose in rub the fear of God into rub up rub up against rub up on rub up the wrong way rub-board rub-boardist rub-off rub-up rubbable rubber rubbing rubboard rubproof rubstone therein lies the rub two brain cells to rub together two pennies to rub together

Distinct From

scratch

Entails

touch

Context

protein

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

adjoin contact contact draw guide irritate meet obstacle obstruction pass physical contact run slide touch

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

abrade abrase buff burnish chafe fondle frot frottage grate polish rub down scour scrub shine stroke wipe

Type Of (IsA)

contact

Manner Of

guide irritate touch

Related Terms

act sexually make clean sexually stimulate

Related Terms

abrade abrasive abrasive action action activity alcohol anagram anagram bur animal application applying applying lotion applying sunscreen back back forth back massage back neck back soothing backs backwards blend bodily bodily action buffing bur bur backwards caress caress oil caress skin caressing chafe circular circular motion cleaning contact crown green bowls difficulty disappear effects electricity erase eraser eraser action erasing eyes feel feeling feeling action fingers foot foot massage for soothing forth friction friction contact friction movement genie genie lamp genies genies lamp gentle gentle pressure gently gesture good hand hand action hand contact hand gesture hand motion hand movement hand pressure hand wash hands hands on hands together hard hard caress in massages intimacy kneading lamp like like massage like polishing like stroke liniment lotion lotion action lotions magic magic lamp make make disappear massage massage action massage activity massage erase massage hard massage motion massage movement massage part massage skin massage stroke massage touch massage type massages matter meat meat seasoning morning morning ritual motion motion type movement muscle muscle kneading muscles neck neck back oil ointment on steak part pat pat caress petting petting animal physic physic contact polish polishing pressing pressure problem protein push push in push on push slide pushing relaxation relieving relieving tension ritual rubbing scratch seasoning sensual sensual action skin skin massage slide soft soft matter soft scratch soothing soothing effects soothing muscles sore sore muscles spice spice blend static static electricity steak stroke stroke hard stroke massage stroking stroking skin sunscreen tension together touch touch circular touch eyes touch gently touch good touch vigorously touching type ubiquitin vigorously wash wax wipe wipe hard with fingers with hands wrong wrong touch

Synonym Network

hang up hitch

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.