"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) 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
1. actually rub = faktycznie potrzyj actually rub
2. practically rub = praktycznie potrzyj practically rub
  • The chaplain's eyes make a sideways dart so small and so fast that only Shaftoe, who's practically rubbing noses with him, could possibly see it.
  • "Tell us," he demanded of the Armenian, pushing close enough to practically rub noses with the other man.
  • 'On the contrary,' the president said, practically rubbing his hands.
  • We were so eager for the famous pancakes, we were practically rubbing our hands together the way cartoon characters do.
  • Billy was practically rubbing his hands together in glee at the prospect.
  • "You've opened up a whole new approach to Dimension X and all the related phenomena," he'd said, practically rubbing his hands in glee.
  • He's practically rubbing his hands together in anticipation of landing a contract.
  • I've had to practically rub holes in my things to get them white again.
  • On TV, Eddie Como's lawyer practically rubbed his hands together with glee.
  • He practically rubbed his hands.
(9) simply, merely
Kolokacji: 2
(10) tenderly, affectionately
Kolokacji: 2

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