Keywords: rubbing, washing, cleaning, polishing, scrubbing, cloth, rag, rub, wash, clean, scrub, polish, sand (use sandpaper)

Sign Definition

General Definition

1. To hold something in your hand and move it rigourously and repeatedly across a surface, or any thing or any action that can be associated with this in context.

As a Noun

1. The act of moving your hand backwards and forwards over something, while holding a cloth and pressing firmly. English = rubbing.
2. The act of moving your hand backwards and forwards over something, while holding a cloth and pressing firmly, in order to make it clean; or to make it shine. English = washing, cleaning; polishing.
3. The act of moving your hand backwards and forwards over something, while holding a brush and pressing firmly, in order to make it clean. English = scrubbing.
4. Something soft, usually fabric, that you hold in your hand when you wash, polish or rub something. English = cloth, rag.

As a Verb or Adjective

1. To move your hand backwards and forwards over something, while holding a cloth and pressing firmly . English = rub.
2. To move your hand backwards and forwards over something, while holding a cloth and pressing firmly, in order to make it clean; or to make it shine. English = wash, clean; polish.
3. To move your hand backwards and forwards over something, while holding a brush and pressing firmly, in order to make it clean. English = scrub.
4. To use sandpaper to make a surface smooth. English = sand.