rubdown (noun)

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• rubdown — noun (C) 1 especially AmE if you give someone a rubdown, you rub their body to make them relaxed, especially after exercise; massage 1 2 if you give a surface a rubdown, you rub it to make it smooth or clean see also: rub down rub 1 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• rubdown — noun A massage. The chiropractor gave his patient a powerful rubdown …   Словарь американских идиом

• rubdown — noun Date: 1896 a brisk rubbing of the body (as to relax fatigued muscles) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• rubdown — noun A quick, energetic massage …   Wiktionary

• rubdown — noun the act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes • Derivationally related forms: ↑rub down • Hypernyms: ↑massage …   Useful english dictionary

• rubdown — UK [ˈrʌbˌdaʊn] / US noun [countable] Word forms rubdown : singular rubdown plural rubdowns 1) a rub with a cloth to dry a person or an animal 2) the process of rubbing a surface to make it dry or smooth 3) mainly American a treatment in which you …   English dictionary

• rubdown — rub|down [ rʌb,daun ] noun count 1. ) a treatment in which you rub someone s body to help them relax: MASSAGE 2. ) a rub with a cloth to dry a person or an animal 3. ) the process of rubbing a surface to make it dry or smooth …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• steam bath — noun 1. a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; vapour bath is a British term (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑steam room, ↑vapor bath, ↑vapour bath • Hypernyms: ↑room • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Turkish bath — noun 1. a steam room where facilities are available for a bath followed by a shower and massage • Hypernyms: ↑steam bath, ↑steam room, ↑vapor bath, ↑vapour bath 2. you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower • Syn: ↑steam… …   Useful english dictionary

• Turkish bath — noun Date: 1644 a bath in which the bather passes through a series of steam rooms of increasing temperature and then receives a rubdown, massage, and cold shower …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• vapor bath — noun 1. a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; vapour bath is a British term • Syn: ↑steam bath, ↑steam room, ↑vapour bath • Hypernyms: ↑room • Hyponyms: ↑sauna, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary