How to Use "Rub" with Example Sentences

rub (v): to press two things together and move them back and forth

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Used with nouns:

"He rubbed his eye."
(eye, forehead, belly, chin, jaw, stomach, tummy, temples)

"She rubbed the dirt off her clothes."
(dirt)

Used with adverbs:

"He rubbed the sticks together to make a fire."
(together, vigorously, hard)

"She gently rubbed his back."
(gently, lightly, slowly)

Used with prepositions:

"I rubbed my glasses with a handkerchief."
(with)

"I rubbed in the cream."
(in)

"I rubbed the sunscreen onto her back."
(onto, into, on)

"Something rubbed against my leg."
(against)

rub (n): an act of pressing two things together and moving them back and forth

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Used with adjectives:

"I love back rubs."
(back)

"I'm using a new spice rub on my pork ribs."
(spice)