(botany) A tropical South American tree, Hevea brasiliensis, the principal source of natural rubber. / (botany) A tropical fig with broad, glossy leaves, often grown as a house plant, Ficus elastica

(idiomatic) To bother, disturb, irritate, or annoy.

A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person. / (obsolete) A pimp; a pander. / (obsolete) A lover; a paramour.

To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.

Brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous.

(idiomatic, transitive, of behavior, beliefs, etc.) To be acquired by or transferred to (someone) as a result of regular exposure.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rub, off. / To clean by rubbing. / (intransitive, idiomatic) to be transferred with little or no effort

(informal) To add insult to injury; to emphasize one's strengths or another's weaknesses in a manner that degrades another.

Causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow, especially in a wry or humorous way. / Inspiring pity or compassion. / Bad; woeful; deplorable.

A heading in a book highlighted in red. / A title of a category or a class. / (Christianity) The directions for a religious service, formerly printed in red letters.