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Definition of rub down phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rub down

phrasal verb
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rub somebody/yourself/something down
  1. to rub the skin of a person, horse, etc. hard with something to make it clean and dry
    • I came out of the water and rubbed myself down with a towel.
rub something down
  1. to make something smooth by rubbing it with a special material
    • Rub the wood down well with fine sandpaper before painting.
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