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1 rub
1. past tense, past participle - rubbed; verb(to move against the surface of something else, pressing at the same time: He rubbed his eyes; The horse rubbed its head against my shoulder; The back of the shoe is rubbing against my heel.) τρίβω/-ομαι2. noun(an act of rubbing: He gave the teapot a rub with a polishing cloth.) τρίψιμο- rub down- rub it in
- rub out
- rub shoulders with
- rub up
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2 Rub
v. trans.P. and V. τρίβειν.Rubagainst... rubbing flint against flint I produced with pain a dim spark: V. ἀλλʼ ἐν πέτροισι πέτρον ἐκτρίβων μόλις ἔφηνʼ ἄφαντον φῶς (Soph., Phil. 296).Rub down ( as a horse): Ar. and P. καταψῆν (Xen.), P. and V. ψήχειν (Xen. also Ar.), V. καταψήχειν, κτενίζειν.Rub off: Ar. and V. ἀποψῆν; see wipe away.Rub out: P. and V. ἐξαλείφειν, P. ἀπαλείφειν.Erase: P. ἐκκολάπτειν; see Erase.Hard to rub out, adj.: P. δυσέκνιπτος, V. δύσνιπτος.Rub up, polish: P. λαμπρύνεσθαι (Xen.).——————subs.Rubbing: P. τρῖψις, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Rub
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3 rub it in
(to keep reminding someone of something unpleasant.) το κοπανάω -
4 rub up
(to polish: She rubbed up the silver.) γυαλίζω -
5 rub
τρίβω -
6 rub down
(to dry (a horse) after exercise by rubbing.) σκουπίζω (άλογο) τρίβοντας -
7 rub out
(to remove (a mark, writing etc) with a rubber; to erase.) σβήνω -
8 rub shoulders with
(to meet or mix with (other people).) συγχρωτίζομαι με -
9 rub up the wrong way
(to annoy or irritate (someone).) εκνευρίζω, πάω κόντρα -
10 grind
1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.) αλέθω2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.) τρίζω3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.) τρίβω2. noun(boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) άχαρη δουλειά- grinder- grinding
- grindstone
- grind down
- grind up
- keep someone's nose to the grindstone
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11 brush
1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) βούρτσα, πινέλο2) (an act of brushing.) βούρτσισμα3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) φουντωτή ουρά4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) αψιμαχία2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) βουρτσίζω2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) σκουπίζω3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) βουρτσίζω4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) αγγίζω ελαφρά•- brush away
- brush up
- give
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12 curry
I 1. American - curries; noun((an originally Indian dish of) meat, vegetables etc cooked with spices: chicken curry.) κάρυ2. verb(to cook in this way: Are you going to curry this meat?)- curried- curry powder II verb(to rub down or comb and clean (a horse).) ξυστρίζω -
13 delete
[di'li:t](to rub or strike out (eg a piece of writing): Delete his name from the list.) διαγράφω- deletion -
14 efface
[i'feis]1) (to rub out; to remove: You must try to efface the event from your memory.) εξαλείφω,σβήνω2) (to avoid drawing attention to (oneself): She did her best to efface herself at parties.) μένω στο περιθώριο -
15 erase
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16 gnash
(to rub (the teeth) together in anger etc.) τρίζω τα δόντια -
17 grate
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18 mop
[mop] 1. noun1) (a pad of sponge, or a bunch of pieces of coarse string or yarn etc, fixed on a handle, for washing floors, dishes etc.) πατσαβούρα,σφουγγαρίστρα2) (a thick mass of hair: a mop of dark hair.) τσουλούφι, τζίβα3) (an act of mopping: He gave the floor a quick mop.) σφουγγάρισμα2. verb1) (to rub or wipe with a mop: She mopped the kitchen floor.) σφουγγαρίζω2) (to wipe or clean (eg a face covered with sweat): He mopped his brow.) σφουγγίζω, σκουπίζω•- mop up -
19 nuzzle
(to press, rub or caress with the nose: The horse nuzzled (against) her cheek.) σπρώχνω ή τρίβω (κάτι) με τη μουσούδα -
20 rubbed
past tense, past participle; see rub
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