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Rub Sth Rubbed Ru Bb Verb Transitive Surface

Level B2 
Kind verb
Front rub 
IPA  /rʌb   / verb (rubbing; rubbed)
Back ovmak, sürtünmek; ovuşturmak, sürtmek
Back 2

rub (verb)

 /rʌb   / verb (rubbing; rubbed)
 
 1 [intransitive, transitive]
to move your hand, a cloth, etc. backwards and forwards on the surface of sth while pressing firmly
ovmak, sürtünmek; ovuşturmak, sürtmek
 Ralph rubbed his hands together to keep them warm.
 Rub hard and the mark should come out.
 The cat rubbed against my leg.
 The cat rubbed its head against my leg.
 2 [transitive]
 rub sth in (to sth)
to put a cream, liquid, etc. onto a surface by rubbing
sürmek, yedirmek
 Apply a little of the lotion and rub it into the skin.
 3 [intransitive, transitive]
rub (on/against sth)
to press on/against sth, often causing pain or damage
vurmak;
acıtmak
 These new shoes are rubbing against my heels.
IDIOMS
rub salt into the wound/sb's wounds
to make a situation that makes sb feel bad even worse
yaraya tuz biber ekmek
 The examiner failed me, then rubbed salt into the wound by telling me I was the worst candidate he'd ever seen.
rub shoulders with sb
to meet and spend time with famous people
 (ünlülerle) vakit geçirmek
 As a journalist you rub shoulders with the rich and famous.
PHRASAL VERBS
rub it/sth in
to keep reminding sb of sth embarrassing that they want to forget
 (hatasını) yüzüne vurmak
 I know it was a stupid mistake, but there's no need to rub it in!
rub off (on/onto sb)
(used about a good quality) to be passed from one person to another
bulaşmak, geçmek
 Let's hope some of her enthusiasm rubs off onto her brother.
rub sth off (sth)
to remove sth from a surface by rubbing
 (ovarak) temizlemek
 He rubbed the dirt off his boots.
rub sth out
(British)
to remove the marks made by a pencil, etc. using a rubber, etc.
silmek
 That answer is wrong. Rub it out.
 

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