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Fear not; and the God of mercies grant a full gale and a fair entry into His kingdom, which may carry sweetly and swiftly over the bar, that you find not the rub of death.
Donald Cargill

Meaning of "the rub" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE RUB

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE RUB

the reverse of
the Rhaetic
the right
the right side of
the right track
the ring
the river
the roaring days
the Roaring Forties
the Rock
the Roost
the rope
the rough
the rough side of one´s tongue
the Round Table
the Royal and Ancient Club
the Royal Scots Greys
the rule
the Rules
the runs

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE RUB

back rub
body scrub
canegrub
cherub
drub
facial scrub
flowering shrub
friction rub
grub
pub grub
rub
scrub
shrub
subshrub
the scrub
underscrub
undershrub
witchetty grub

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

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «THE RUB»

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

Translation of «the rub» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE RUB

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

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el problema
570 millions of speakers

English

the rub
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रगड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فرك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

руб
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

o busílis
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘোমটা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le bât blesse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menggosoknya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

der Hase im Pfeffer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

こする
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

문지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing samubarang kang angel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chà
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घासणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ovmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lo sfregamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rub
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

руб
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

freca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το τρίψιμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die vryf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

där skon klämmer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gni
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the rub

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE RUB»

The term «the rub» is regularly used and occupies the 63.077 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE RUB» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «the rub» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «the rub» 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 the rub

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6 QUOTES WITH «THE RUB»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the rub.
1
Donald Cargill
Fear not; and the God of mercies grant a full gale and a fair entry into His kingdom, which may carry sweetly and swiftly over the bar, that you find not the rub of death.
2
Samuel Hoffenstein
When you're away, I'm restless, lonely, Wretched, bored, dejected; only here's the rub, my darling dear, I feel the same when you're near.
3
Amy Landecker
The pedicure is beside the point - the rub is all I care about. And not just my feet, my calves and thighs. There is nothing better, except maybe a scalp massage.
4
Ron Rash
On the last drafts, I focus on the words themselves, including the rub of vowels and consonants, stressed and unstressed syllables. Yet even at this stage I'm often surprised. A different ending or a new character shows up and I'm back to where I began, letting the story happen, just trying to stay out of the way.
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Virgil
It is easy to go down into Hell; night and day, the gates of dark Death stand wide; but to climb back again, to retrace one's steps to the upper air - there's the rub, the task.
6
Virgil
The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, there's the rub.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE RUB»

Discover the use of the rub in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the rub and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Patternmaking for a Perfect Fit: Using the Rub-Off Technique ...
Instructs sewers with basic-level skills on how to alter and update favorite wardrobe articles and handbags with new fabrics and details, revealing the secrets of the "rub-off" technique used by fashion industry professionals to create ...
Steffani Lincecum, 2010
2
Rotordynamics
Based on Taylor's results (1924), Newkirk in 1926 pointed out that when a rubbing rotor is running at the speed below its first balance resonance speed, the rub-induced rotor lateral synchronous vibration amplitudes tend to increase with time.
Agnieszka Muszynska, 2005
3
A Reader's Guide to Dylan Thomas
If I were tickled by the rub of love (1934), pp- 13-15 Adjustment to reality seems the theme of this adult poem about not being an adult poet or, for that matter, an adult. A voice from the darkness, fearing what it wants, reviews frustration and ...
William York Tindall, 1962
4
Nurse's Five-minute Clinical Consult: Signs and symptoms
In some patients, however, the rub's presystolic and early diastolic sounds may be inaudible, causing the rub to resemble the murmur of mitral insufficiency or aortic stenosis and regurgitation. If you don't detect the classic three- component  ...
‎2008
5
Sapira's Art & Science of Bedside Diagnosis
In a study of 100 patients with acute pericardial friction rubs, about 55% of the rubs were triphasic. One patient with pericarditis was even found to have a quadriphasic rub (Spodick, 1975). If the rub has two components (biphasic), one can be ...
Jane M. Orient, Joseph D. Sapira, 2010
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Precision Bowhunting: A Year-Round Approach to Taking Mature ...
We take what we can get and hunt the portions of the rub lines the best we can, which sometimes even means ignoring them. The best things about a rub line are that you know a buck made it, you can get an idea of that buck's general size, ...
John Eberhart, Chris Eberhart, 2005
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Practice of Medicine
Its presence indicates a fibrinous exudate, but the rub may be present in significant effusion; it is usually absent when there is massive effusion. The rub is heard in approximately 60 to 70 percent of cases of acute idiopathic pericarditis, and its ...
Frederick Tice, 1817
8
MotorBoating
Apply this to the hull in the exact location where the rub strake should be fastened and then stand 05 some distance and take a good look at it. A small change in the curve may be necessary to improve appearance. You may also want to ...
9
Whitetail Addicts Manual: Proven Methods for Hunting Trophy ...
Proven Methods for Hunting Trophy Whitetail T. R. Michels. in search of does. The rub route leads from the bedroom (where the buck often rubs on small saplings) often through several doe-use areas in succession, before ending up at a night ...
T. R. Michels, 2007
10
Whitetail Techniques & Tactics: Expert Advice from North ...
Bucks rub their antlers from late August until they shed them, often as late as March. The rub phenomenon is 10 times greater in frequency, size and intensity within the buck's range from Buck rubbing October to December. Rubs found during ...
Creative Publishing Editors, Creative Publishing international, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE RUB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the rub is used in the context of the following news items.
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How to put advice into action, that is the rub
THE South African government is not short of expert advice, especially on the economy and the underpinning policies that aim to drive growth. SA's economy ... «BDlive, Jul 15»
2
Chef Chat, Part 1: Jonathan Levine of Jonathan's The Rub
Jonathan's The Rub is in the sleepy Hedwig Village area just off I-10 West but at lunchtime on a Monday, it's downright bustling. After being part of the ... «Houston Press, Jul 15»
3
Here's the rub: Grilled food depends on proper seasoning
It's also good to have a really great spice rub in your grilling arsenal, especially if you want delish, tender meat on a budget — rubs permeate tough cuts, creating ... «Miami Herald, Jun 15»
4
The rub of the green hasn't gone our way: Dravid
Rajasthan Royals's 12-run defeat at the hands of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) was its fifth in eight games. After winning five on the trot at the start, the ... «The Hindu, May 15»
5
Aye! There's the Rub
As I approached the 6-mile mark in my first 8-mile Boston Light Swim in 2006, I just couldn't take it any more. My bathing suit straps had rubbed raw, bleeding ... «U.S. Masters Swimming, May 15»
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Inopportune skids the rub for 'IcyHot'
Spurs' Danny Green (14) gets congratulated by Patty Milles (08) after hitting a three against the Los Angeles Clippers during Game 3 of the Western Conference ... «San Antonio Express-News, Apr 15»
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The Rub: Remodel or Move?
Neil Shapiro considers himself “within shouting distance” of retirement. He and his wife could have sold their home near Chicago and bought a condo in the Sun ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
8
The rub of the 'rain tax'
Like many other politically interested individuals, I've been wondering for quite a while if the "rain tax" really is the "Obamacare" of Maryland environmental ... «Baltimore Sun, Mar 15»
9
The rub with friction: Researchers uncover new rules of friction at …
Here's the rub with friction—scientists don't really know how it works. Sure, humans have been harnessing the power of friction since rubbing two sticks together ... «Phys.Org, Mar 15»
10
Here's the rub on the Best Buy Meta Knight amiibo in-store situation
Another week, another hunting day for amiibo collectors and parents everywhere. Friday, February 20 is when the Best Buy exclusive Meta Knight figure will ... «Destructoid, Feb 15»

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