RUBBING

To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.

Example: "I rubbed my hands together for warmth."

To rub something against (a second thing).

Example: "I rubbed the glass with the cloth."

To be rubbed against something.

Example: "My shoes are beginning to rub."

To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.

Example: "Meat rubbed with spices before barbecuing"

To move or pass with difficulty.

Example: "To rub through woods, as huntsmen"

To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.

Example: "To rub up silver"

To hinder; to cross; to thwart.

(bowls) to touch the jack with the bowl.