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rubbing

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noun
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As a noun, rubbing means an impression of an embossed or incised surface made by placing a piece of paper over it and rubbing with graphite, crayon or other coloring agent.

Meanings of rubbing

4 meanings

noun

  1. An impression of an embossed or incised surface made by placing a piece of paper over it and rubbing with graphite, crayon or other coloring agent.

  2. The resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

    Similar: friction

  3. Representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal

  4. Effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure

    Similar: friction, detrition

verb

Present participle of rub

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: the resistance encountered when one body is moved in cont…
friction
noun: effort expended in moving one object over another with pr…
frictiondetrition

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