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▸ noun:  An act of rubbing.
▸ noun:  A difficulty or problem.
▸ noun:  (archaic) A quip or sarcastic remark.
▸ noun:  In the game of crown green bowls, any obstacle by which a bowl is diverted from its normal course.
▸ noun:  Any substance designed to be applied by rubbing.
▸ noun:  A mixture of spices applied to meat before it is barbecued.
▸ noun:  (UK, naval slang) A loan.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To be rubbed against something.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
▸ verb:  (dated) To move or pass with difficulty.
▸ verb:  To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.
▸ verb:  To hinder; to cross; to thwart.
▸ verb:  (transitive, bowls) To touch the jack with the bowl.
▸ noun:  (biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins similar to ubiquitin
▸ noun:  Initialism of rich urban biker.

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