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  1. n. Alternative form of rub-up.
  2. v. transitive To polish
  3. v. transitive To massage, give a massage to
  4. v. intransitive To revive knowledge, to review or revise

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a review that refreshes your memory

Examples

  • “Look after my in-comings; and I shall probably go into Haye's office and rub up my arithmetic in the earlier branches.”

    The Hills of the Shatemuc

  • “Ro felt her vagina begin to mist and seize as she watched the two women fondle, kiss and rub up on each other.”

    Simon & Schuster: I.O.U.

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Words that contain this word in their definition

  1. rub
  1. single
  1. rubbing-post
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  1. polish

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