rub down (English, verb)
expansion: rub down (third-person singular simple present rubs down, present participle rubbing down, simple past and past participle rubbed down)
Senses:
glosses: To rub from top to bottom, e.g. for cleaning, stripping paint or massage.
tags: idiomatic
transitive
glosses: To frisk (search by feeling the body and clothing).
tags: dated
transitive
glosses: To grind, wear down, or wear away by rubbing.
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: rubs down
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: rubbing down
tags: participle
present
form: rubbed down
tags: participle
past
form: rubbed down
tags: past