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Meaning of "rub along" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RUB ALONG

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RUB ALONG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rub along is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES RUB ALONG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rub along in the English dictionary

The definition of rub along in the dictionary is to continue in spite of difficulties. Other definition of rub along is to maintain an amicable relationship; not quarrel.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RUB ALONG

rub
rub down
rub in
rub it in
rub off
rub out
rub salt into someone´s wounds
rub shoulders with
rub someone´s nose in it
rub up
rub up the wrong way
Rub` al Khali
rub-off
rub-up
rubaboo
rubai
rubasse
rubato
rubbed
rubber

WORDS THAT END LIKE RUB ALONG

all along
along
come along
cosy along
cut along
fool along
get along
go along
kalong
long
muddle along
passalong
play along
push along
run along
sing along
sing-along
sped along
speeded along
string along
tagalong

Synonyms and antonyms of rub along in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RUB ALONG»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «rub along» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of rub along

Translation of «rub along» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RUB ALONG

Find out the translation of rub along to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rub along from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rub along» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

沿擦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

frotar a lo largo de
570 millions of speakers

English

rub along
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साथ रगड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فرك على طول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тереть вместе
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esfregue ao longo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বরাবর ঘষা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

se débrouiller
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sapu bersama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sich durchschlagen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

に沿ってこする
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

을 따라 문질러
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Samubarang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chà cùng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சேர்ந்து தேய்க்கவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाजूने घासणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sürtmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

andare d´accordo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pocierać wzdłuż
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

терти разом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

freca de-a lungul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρίψτε κατά μήκος της
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vryf saam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gnider längs
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gni sammen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rub along

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RUB ALONG»

The term «rub along» is normally little used and occupies the 150.119 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RUB ALONG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rub along» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rub along» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rub along

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RUB ALONG»

Discover the use of rub along in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rub along and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
I do think as I might rub along here vor a bit, le'ndsor Mag. (Feb. 1900) 387. w. Som.' ' Well, James, how's your wifel ' ' Oh well, there,sir, her do rub 'long like.' Colloq. By the assistance of her daughter she was able to rub along, Brass-1' 8: Rice ...
Joseph Wright
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A Study of Daoist Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Simultaneously rub along the channel with the left thumb or cutting with its nail. Then, holding the needle with the right thumb and forefinger, scrape its handle upward with the nail of the right middle finger. As a last option, one may moxa the  ...
Liu Zheng-cai, 1999
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The Repertory of Patent Inventions: And Other Discoveries ...
Secondly, if the ball rub along the left side of the barrel in its passage, it will get a motion round its axis in the direction marked in fig. 3, which will, on the same principles, make it deviate to the right of the mark. And thirdly, if the ball rub along  ...
‎1829
4
Repertory of patent inventions and other discoveries and ...
Secondly, if the ball rub along the left side of the barrel in its passage, it will get a motion round its axis in the direction marked in fig. 3, which will, on the same principles, make it deviate to the right of the mark. And thirdly, if the ball rub along  ...
‎1829
5
The Repertory of patent inventions [formerly The Repertory ...
Secondly, if the ball rub along the left side of the barrel in its passage, it will get a motion round its axis in the direction marked in fig. 3, which will, on the same principles, make it deviate to the right of the mark. And thirdly, if the ball rub along  ...
‎1829
6
The Handy Butler: Your Home Guide to Conversions and House ...
ALCOHOL MARKS: Rub along the grain with cream metal polish. BRUISING AND DENTS: Bruising - Remove the finish with paint and varnish removers. Soak a piece of white blotting paper or cloth (folded in several layers) with water and ...
Lesley-Ann Stanghon, 2010
7
Australia's Economy in Its International Context: Volume 1: ...
Young hopeful was supposed to rub along somehow in Commercial life. Many did rub along comfortably enough, and some came remarkably well through the process. But times, alas! have changed. The world is dead against the men who ...
Kym Anderson, 2009
8
Teaching Sign Language to Chimpanzees
... of open hand Thumb contacts little finger with Fingertips or knuckles rub along others extended,may be bent toward tips orto and fro Moja (43) Palm, of open hand Open hand Fingertips rub (along toward wrist) Tatu (67) Palm, of open hand, ...
R. Allen Gardner, Beatrix T. Gardner, Thomas E. Van Cantfort, 1989
9
Ravenhill Plays: 3: Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat; Over There; A ...
Peace does come back. People aren't naturally animals. People don't naturally tear at each other like animals. People naturally rub along. If you allow them to, they rub along. And that's what we do, through art, we allow them to rub along.
Mark Ravenhill, 2013
10
After Method: Mess in Social Science Research
It also has to be answered by looking to see what is happening here and there in practice. Thus the hospital moves along in its daily practice, and different enactments of the condition rub along together. They rub along together in a variety of ...
John Law, 2004

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RUB ALONG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rub along is used in the context of the following news items.
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Six rules for PR novices to rub along with journalists
I had the great honour recently to give a talk to the Middle East Public Relations Association, and was genuinely surprised, even honoured, to see how many ... «The National, Jun 15»
2
Refugees from Middle East rub along with still homeless Serbs
A group of migrants walk on the railroad tracks on May 4, 2015, near the town of Veles, in central Macedonia to reach Serbia in the hope of crossing the EU ... «Middle East Eye, May 15»
3
Cameron and Sturgeon need to rub along
When Nicola Sturgeon sits down with David Cameron this week, the conversation may prove rather easier than the pessimists suggest. For all the talk of ... «The Times, May 15»
4
Johnson: linguistic co-existence
There's another fine example of friendly neighborhood in Switzerland, where German and French speakers rub along comfortably in such cantons as Bern and ... «The Economist, Aug 14»
5
Here's How To Apply Sunscreen To Your Back Without Anyone …
Spray or squirt lotion in the center of a long cut of plastic wrap and rub along your middle back as if you were drying off with a towel. Make sure to hold the wrap ... «Huffington Post, Jun 14»
6
How young and old can rub along
Early in her career at Apollo Hospitals, Preetha Reddy, then aged 30, went to question a senior doctor. Affronted about being interrogated by a manager half his ... «Financial Times, May 14»
7
How we rub along together: Mehdi Hasan on immigration
How we rub along together: Mehdi Hasan on immigration ... define multiculturalism. "It's how we all learned to rub along together," he says. "Simple as that." ... «New Statesman, Apr 11»
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God² - how science and religion rub along
Protests by atheists against last week's papal visit to the UK have highlighted the age old friction between religion and science. But for hundreds of years ... «BBC News, Sep 10»

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