"rub" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

rub verbo

rub + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 58
rub shoulders • rub elbows • rub one's hands • rub one's eyes • rub one's chin • rub one's nose • rub one's face • rub one's head • ...
verbo + rub
Kolokacji: 10
begin rubbing • keep rubbing • begin to rub • start rubbing • stop rubbing • ...
rub + preposición
Kolokacji: 31
rub off • rub against • rub up • rub out • rub down • ...
rub + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 35
rub together • gently rub • rub raw • absently rub • rub away • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 10
2. absently rub = z roztargnieniem potrzyj absently rub
3. thoughtfully rub = zapobiegliwie potrzyj thoughtfully rub
4. gingerly rub = ostrożnie potrzyj gingerly rub
5. nervously rub = nerwowo potrzyj nervously rub
6. carefully rub = ostrożnie potrzyj carefully rub
7. occasionally rub = od czasu do czasu pocieraj occasionally rub
8. surreptitiously rub = ukradkiem pocierać surreptitiously rub
9. ruefully rub = z żalem potrzyj ruefully rub
10. continually rub = ciągle potrzyj continually rub
  • Trash that lands on the reef can kill corals by continually rubbing against it or smothering it.
  • So intense was the cold that they almost continually rubbed their noses and cheeks with their mittens.
  • Screaming at the top of her voice she continually rubbed her temples and exclaimed, "God save me!
  • Work on the new walls was slow now, with winter blowing thick, but guards were in abundance- humans mostly-pacing predetermined routes and continually rubbing their hands together to ward away the icy breeze.
  • Rat continually rubbed his chest where the three shots had hit his bulletproof vest like a sledgehammer.
  • There were no comparable episodes today, but for long spells few jurors took notes, and many continually rubbed their eyes.
  • Rose, now 66, explained that she used to visit the doctor regularly as her thighs would continually rub against each other and actually bleed because they were so big.
  • The snow lay deep, and the wind's bite, despite Cadderly's magical protection spells, forced the companions to continually rub their hands to keep their fingers from growing numb.
  • Low-quality varieties also tend to rotate to one side during actuation and to stay there, so that one brake pad continually rubs the rim.
  • The radio continued to play, but the car was quiet, Harry continually rubbing his arm trying to soothe it.
(2) gently, lightly, softly
Kolokacji: 3
(4) vigorously, briskly
Kolokacji: 2
(5) hard, firmly
Kolokacji: 2
(6) unconsciously, sleepily
Kolokacji: 2
(8) actually, practically
Kolokacji: 2
(9) simply, merely
Kolokacji: 2
(10) tenderly, affectionately
Kolokacji: 2

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