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Word entry · 3 letters

rub

Best crossword clue

"Apply pressure to"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /ɹʌb/Part of speech noun, verbSorted bruStarts with REnds with B5 cluesVery common crossword word
1R2U3B

Definitions

  1. the act of rubbing or wiping

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English rubben, of unknown origin; possibly ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rubbōną, related to *reufaną (“to tear”).

Used in a sentence

  • Give that lamp a good rub and see if any genies come out.
  • To die, to sleep— / To sleep—perchance to dream. Ay, there's the rub! / For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, / When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, / Must give us pause
  • a heat rub intended for muscular strains

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Used as a crossword answer5 curated clues

01Apply pressure to3 letters
02Massage lightly3 letters
03Polish with a cloth3 letters
04Polish with pressure3 letters
05Massage3 letters

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