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• Rubbing alcohol — Rubbing alcohol, USP / B.P. is a liquid prepared and used primarily for topical application. It is prepared from a special denaturized alcohol solution and contains 68.5 71.5% by volume of pure, concentrated ethanol (ethyl alcohol) [See… …   Wikipedia

• rubbing post — noun One for cattle to rub against • • • Main Entry: ↑rub …   Useful english dictionary

• Rubbing — Rub Rub, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rubbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rubbing}.] [Probably of Celtic origin; cf. W. rhwbiaw, gael. rub.] 1. To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• against — preposition 1 opposed to or disagreeing with an idea, belief, proposal etc: votes for and against the motion | It s against my principles to borrow money. | Several members spoke against the proposal. | be against sth: I m against all forms of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Against the hair — Hair Hair (h[^a]r), n. [OE. her, heer, h[ae]r, AS. h[=ae]r; akin to OFries. h[=e]r, D. & G. haar, OHG. & Icel. h[=a]r, Dan. haar, Sw. h[*a]r; cf. Lith. kasa.] 1. The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of an animal, and forming… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• rubbing — rub·bing || rÊŒbɪŋ n. impression made by laying a piece of paper over a surface and rubbing with a crayon or other drawing tool (Art) rÊŒb n. act of wiping; act of smearing v. wipe, buff; push against with pressure; spread, smear; brush;… …   English contemporary dictionary

• rubbing strip — noun A wooden or hard rubber strip running the part or whole length of a boats hull to protect it when it locks, moored against other boats, pontoons or jetties. See Also: fender …   Wiktionary

• rubbed, rubbing — verb 1 (I, T) to move your hand, a cloth etc over a surface while pressing against it: Kolchinsky nodded and then rubbed his eyes wearily. | She began rubbing her hair with a towel. | You ll have to rub harder if you want to get it clean. 2 (T)… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Campaign against Dong Zhuo — Part of the wars of the Three Kingdoms A mural in Fragrant Hills depicting the famous joust …   Wikipedia

• rub — rub1 S3 [rʌb] v past tense and past participle rubbed present participle rubbing [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from Low German rubben] 1.) [I and T] to move your hand, or something such as a cloth, backwards and forwards over a surface while… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• rub — [[t]rʌ̱b[/t]] rubs, rubbing, rubbed 1) VERB If you rub a part of your body, you move your hand or fingers backwards and forwards over it while pressing firmly. [V n] He rubbed his arms and stiff legs... [V prep/adv] I fell in a ditch , he said,… …   English dictionary