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rub-up

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Synonyms: rub up, run-up

Antonyms: rub up, run-up

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Noun

  1. The action of [[rub]]bing, for example [[polish]]ing or [[massage|massaging]].
  2. The act of bringing old information to the front of one's memory.
  3. {{lb|en|Caribbean}} A [[party]], especially one that is [[spontaneous]] and involves music and dancing.<ref>Frederic G. Cassidy, ''Dictionary of Jamaican English,'' University of the West Indies Press, 2002.<sup>[https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofjama0000cass/page/387/mode/1up]</sup></ref>
  4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} An [[encounter]] (with someone).
  5. {{lb|en|slang|obsolete}} The act of [[masturbate|masturbating]].<ref>J.S. Farmer and W.E. Henley, ''Slang and Its Analogues,'' New York: Arno Press, 1970.<sup>[https://archive.org/details/slangitsanalogue00farm/page/n524/mode/1up]</sup></ref>

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