rub up

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by WingerBot (talk | contribs) as of 03:02, 1 October 2019.
Jump to navigation Jump to search
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)

  1. (transitive) To polish.
  2. (transitive) To massage; give a massage to. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  3. (transitive) To excite; to awaken; to rouse to action.
    to rub up the memory
  4. (intransitive, informal) To revive one's knowledge; to review or revise.

See also

Noun

rub up (plural rub ups)

  1. Alternative form of rub-up