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Definition of rub noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    rub

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//rʌb//
     
     
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  1. 1[countable, usually singular] an act of rubbing a surface She gave her knee a quick rub.
  2. 2the rub [singular] (formal or humorous) a problem or difficulty The hotel is in the middle of nowhere and there lies the rub. We don't have a car.
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