rub up
See also: rub-up
English
Verb
rub up (third-person singular simple present rubs up, present participle rubbing up, simple past and past participle rubbed up)
- (transitive) To polish.
- (transitive) To massage; give a massage to. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (transitive) To excite; to awaken; to rouse to action.
- to rub up the memory
- (intransitive, informal) To revive one's knowledge; to review or revise.
See also
Noun
- Alternative form of rub-up