Hits and Rubs

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Rubs and hits are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rubs" instead the word "Hits" as a noun or a verb.

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Hits and rubs are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hits" instead the word "Rubs" as a noun or a verb.

Then, Episode 6 rubs it in by showing Henry's positively gleeful reaction to Anne's execution, and it hits the viewer and Cromwell that yes, Henry is a completely horrible person.

Source: Series / Wolf Hall
Later, The Dudleys attempt the "Wazzzup" (Bubba holds an opponent down and Devon hits a diving headbutt to the groin) on Rico, but Rico rubs his thighs suggestively, causing Devon to stop and refuse to deliver the headbutt in disgust.

Source: Funny / WWE
Done subtly at the end of an episode of Mad Men in which Joan, on top of personal problems, hits the glass ceiling at work: getting undressed, she sits on her bed and rubs the spot on her shoulder where her bra strap has dug into it, symbolizing the burdens of being a woman.

Source: Fashion Hurts

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