Rub vs. Tub

Rubnoun

An act of rubbing.

Rubnoun

A difficulty or problem.

Rubnoun

In the game of crown green bowls: any obstacle by which a bowl is diverted from its normal course.

Rubnoun

Any substance designed to be applied by rubbing.

Rubnoun

A mixture of spices applied to meat before it is barbecued.

Rubverb

(transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.

Rubverb

(transitive) To rub something against (a second thing).

Rubverb

(intransitive) To be rubbed against something.

Rubverb

(transitive) To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.

Rubverb

(dated) To move or pass with difficulty.

Rubverb

To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.

Rubverb

To hinder; to cross; to thwart.

Rubverb

To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the action of something moving back and forth; as, to rub the flesh with the hand; to rub wood with sandpaper.

Rubverb

To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and friction; to graze; to chafe; as, the boat rubs the ground.

Rubverb

To cause (a body) to move with pressure and friction along a surface; as, to rub the hand over the body.

Rubverb

To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.

Rubverb

To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; - often with up or over; as, to rub up silver.

Rubverb

To hinder; to cross; to thwart.

Rubverb

To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost.

Rubverb

To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore.

Rubverb

To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods, as huntsmen; to rub through the world.

Rubnoun

The act of rubbing; friction.

Rubnoun

That which rubs; that which tends to hinder or obstruct motion or progress; hindrance; obstruction, an impediment; especially, a difficulty or obstruction hard to overcome; a pinch.

Rubnoun

Inequality of surface, as of the ground in the game of bowls; unevenness.

Rubnoun

Something grating to the feelings; sarcasm; joke; as, a hard rub.

Rubnoun

Imperfection; failing; fault.

Rubnoun

A chance.

Rubnoun

A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen cutting tools; a whetstone; - called also rubstone.

Rubnoun

an unforeseen obstacle

Rubnoun

the act of rubbing or wiping;

Rubverb

move over something with pressure;

Rubverb

cause friction;

Rubverb

scrape or rub as if to relieve itching;

Rubverb

apply firm pressure to the surface of (something), using a repeated back and forth motion

Rubverb

move (one's hand, a cloth, or another object) back and forth against a surface

Rubverb

apply (ointment, polish, or a similar substance) with a back and forth motion

Rubverb

make dry, clean, or smooth by rubbing

Rubverb

work an ingredient into (a mixture) by breaking and blending it with firm movements of one's fingers

Rubverb

reproduce the design of (a sepulchral brass or a stone) by rubbing paper laid on it with coloured wax, pencil, or chalk, etc.

Rubverb

(with reference to two things) move or cause to move to and fro against each other with a certain amount of friction

Rubverb

(of shoes or other hard items in contact with the skin) cause pain through friction

Rubverb

(of a bowl) be slowed or diverted by the unevenness of the ground.

Rubnoun

an act of rubbing

Rubnoun

an ointment designed to be rubbed on the skin to ease pain

Rubnoun

the central problem or difficulty in a situation

Rubnoun

(in bowling) an uneven patch of ground that impedes or diverts a bowl.

Tubnoun

A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.

Tubnoun

The contents or capacity of such a vessel.

Tubnoun

A bathtub.

Tubnoun

A slow-moving craft.

Tubnoun

Any structure shaped like a tub, such as a certain old form of pulpit, a short broad boat, etc.

Tubnoun

A small cask.

Tubnoun

Any of various historically designated quantities of goods to be sold by the tub (butter, oysters, etc).

Tubnoun

(mining) A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft.

Tubnoun

(obsolete) A sweating in a tub; a tub fast.

Tubnoun

(slang) A corpulent or obese person.

Tubverb

(transitive) To plant, set, or store in a tub.

Tubverb

(ambitransitive) To bathe in a tub.

Tubnoun

An open wooden vessel formed with staves, bottom, and hoops; a kind of short cask, half barrel, or firkin, usually with but one head, - used for various purposes.

Tubnoun

The amount which a tub contains, as a measure of quantity; as, a tub of butter; a tub of camphor, which is about 1 cwt., etc.

Tubnoun

Any structure shaped like a tub: as, a certain old form of pulpit; a short, broad boat, etc., - often used jocosely or opprobriously.

Tubnoun

A sweating in a tub; a tub fast.

Tubnoun

A small cask; as, a tub of gin.

Tubnoun

A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft; - so called by miners.

Tubverb

To plant or set in a tub; as, to tub a plant.

Tubverb

To make use of a bathing tub; to lie or be in a bath; to bathe.

Tubnoun

a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body

Tubnoun

a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids

Tubnoun

the amount that a tub will hold;

Tubnoun

a wide, open, deep, typically round container with a flat bottom used for holding liquids, growing plants, etc.

Tubnoun

a small plastic or cardboard container in which food is bought or stored

Tubnoun

the contents of a tub or the amount it can contain

Tubnoun

a washtub.

Tubnoun

a bath

Tubnoun

a container for conveying ore, coal, etc.

Tubnoun

a short, broad boat that handles awkwardly

Tubverb

plant in a tub

Tubverb

wash or bathe in or as in a tub or bath

Tubverb

have a bath