💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Rub down"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| abraseverb | (transitive) To wear down; rub clean; smoothen; abrade. |
| abradeverb | (transitive) To rub or wear off; erode. |
| corradeverb | (geology) To erode through physical or mechanical (rather than chemical) means, as the bed of a stream. |
| massagenoun | The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches. |
| rub offverb | (intransitive, idiomatic) To be transferred with little or no effort. |
| kneadverb | (transitive) To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc. |
| wash downverb | (transitive) To help to swallow (something, especially food or a pill) by drinking a liquid. |
| rinse downverb | (transitive) To rinse (something) completely from top to bottom. |
| rub upverb | (transitive) To polish or scrub; to cover (something with a substance) by rubbing. |
| wipe downverb | To clean the exterior surface of an object, from top to bottom, typically by hand using a damp dishcloth or other cleaning cloth. |
| scrub outverb | (literally) To scrub until all uncleanliness has been removed. |
| wipeverb | (transitive) To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.) |
| brush downverb | (idiomatic) To straighten up one's clothes and to tidy up one's appearance. |
| rub outverb | (transitive) To delete or erase or remove (something) by rubbing, especially with a rubber (eraser). |
| wipe offverb | (transitive, literally) To remove (something such as dirt) by wiping. |
| sand downverb | (transitive) To treat or polish with sandpaper. |
| buff outverb | To remove paint or light scratches from the surface by friction, wearing it out by polishing or blasting with sand or by employing some similar method. |
| polish offverb | (idiomatic) To finish completely, especially a food (polish the plate with one's tongue) or liquor. |
| dust downverb | (slang) To demean or verbally assault; to dress down. |
| degrimeverb | (transitive) To remove the grime or caked dirt from. |
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