[{"word":"rubs","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"An act of rubbing.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Give that lamp a good rub and see if any genies come out"},{"definition":"A difficulty or problem.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A quip or sarcastic remark.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"In the game of crown green bowls, any obstacle by which a bowl is diverted from its normal course.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Any substance designed to be applied by rubbing.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a heat rub intended for muscular strains"}],"synonyms":["catch","glitch","hiccup","hitch","kink","snag"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I rubbed my hands together for warmth."},{"definition":"To rub something against (a second thing).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I rubbed the glass with the cloth."},{"definition":"To be rubbed against something.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"My shoes are beginning to rub."},{"definition":"To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"meat rubbed with spices before barbecuing"},{"definition":"To move or pass with difficulty.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to rub through woods, as huntsmen"},{"definition":"To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to rub up silver"},{"definition":"To hinder; to cross; to thwart.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(bowls) To touch the jack with the bowl.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rub","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rubs"]}]