(LONGMAN2000) rub | Definition: 擦 | (IELTS4000) rub | Definition: move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over | | (ESS4000) rub | Definition: To rub something is to push on it and move your hand back and forth. | Example: →Mom’s feet were sore, so she rubbed them. | | (ESS4000) rubbish | Definition: Rubbish is trash or waste. | Example: →The floor around the garbage can was covered with all kinds of rubbish. | | (ESS4000) rubble | Definition: Rubble is piles of broken stone and wood created after a building is destroyed. | Example: →There was rubble all over the city after the earthquake. |