Rub synonyms | verbs

Synonyms for Rub as a Verb

• chafe

  activity, stroke
• wipe

  stroke, polish
• catch

  thing, trick
• fray

  stroke, chafe
• polish

  activity, stroke
• 

  clean

  activity, stroke
• abrade

  chafe, scrape
• fret
• scratch

  continue
• smooth

  activity, action
• grind

  abrade, sharpen
• scrub

  clean, scour
• scrape

  chafe, activity
• grate

  abrade, chafe
• rasp

  scrape
• scour

  polish, scrub
• stroke

  feeling, touch
• graze

  action, tongue
• knead

  massage, rub the body
• caress

  tongue, massage
• buff

  polish, scrub
• shine

  polish
• burnish

  polish
• massage

  movement, friction
• wear

  scrape
• pat

  feeling
• file

  scrape
• brush

  action, tongue
• spread

  apply
• smear

  apply, spread
• apply

  spread
• gall
• trouble

  problem, difficulty
• touch

  feeling, action
• wash

  tongue, clean
• friction

  movement
• erase

  continue
• swab

  clean
• mop

  scour
• itch
• furbish
• shave

  graze, brush against
• skim

  graze, brush against
• manipulate

  rub the body
• palpate

  feeling
• hurt
• plaster
• put

  spread
• gloss
• erode