To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods,
as huntsmen; to rub through the world.

The act of rubbing; friction.

To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse;
– often with up or over; as, to rub up silver.

To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore.

To hinder; to cross; to thwart.

To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.

To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and
friction; to graze; to chafe; as, the boat rubs the ground.

To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over
its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the action of
something moving back and forth; as, to rub the flesh with the hand; to
rub wood with sandpaper.

To cause (a body) to move with pressure and friction along
a surface; as, to rub the hand over the body.

To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to
grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost.