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nusnos [nus.nus.] : rub (v.)
Synonyms: lusgos

Derivatives of nusnos


Glosses:
rub
n. (cognition)1. hang-up, hitch, rub, snagan unforeseen obstacle.
~ obstacle, obstructionsomething immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted.; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan"
n. (act)2. rub, wipethe act of rubbing or wiping.; "he gave the hood a quick rub"
~ physical contact, contactthe act of touching physically.; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch"
~ scuffthe act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet).
v. (contact)3. rubmove over something with pressure.; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"
~ touchmake physical contact with, come in contact with.; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"
~ guide, pass, run, drawpass over, across, or through.; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"
~ brushrub with a brush, or as if with a brush.; "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket"
~ pumicerub with pumice, in order to clean or to smoothen.
~ gaugerub to a uniform size.; "gauge bricks"
~ puree, strainrub through a strainer or process in an electric blender.; "puree the vegetables for the baby"
~ rosinrub rosin onto.; "rosin the violin bow"
~ sponge down, sponge offclean with a sponge, by rubbing.
~ worrytouch or rub constantly.; "The old man worried his beads"
~ scrub, scourclean with hard rubbing.; "She scrubbed his back"
~ abrade, scourrub hard or scrub.; "scour the counter tops"
~ smudge, smutch, smear, blurmake a smudge on; soil by smudging.
~ scrape, gratescratch repeatedly.; "The cat scraped at the armchair"
~ wipe, pass overrub with a circular motion.; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"
~ gratereduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface.; "grate carrots and onions"; "grate nutmeg"
v. (contact)4. chafe, fray, fret, rub, scratchcause friction.; "my sweater scratches"
~ adjoin, contact, touch, meetbe in direct physical contact with; make contact.; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"
v. (perception)5. itch, rub, scratchscrape or rub as if to relieve itching.; "Don't scratch your insect bites!"
~ irritateexcite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame.; "Aspirin irritates my stomach"