rub up

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(transitive) To polish or scrub; to cover (something with a substance) by rubbing. / (transitive) To rub (a body part): to massage, give a massage to. / (transitive) To create (something) by rubbing.

I need to rub up the silverware before the dinner party.

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意味（1）

(transitive) To polish or scrub; to cover (something with a substance) by rubbing.

I rubbed up the brass buttons on my jacket to make them shine.

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(transitive) To rub (a body part): to massage, give a massage to.

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(transitive) To create (something) by rubbing.

to rub up a lather

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(transitive, intransitive, informal, dated) To revive one's knowledge of (something); to renew (a skill).

I must rub up my balancing, and chasing, and boring.

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(transitive, US, slang) To assault (someone).

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to rub up pigments with water or oil

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(transitive, obsolete) To excite or awaken (something); to revive or reawaken (something).

to rub up the memory; to rub up old sores

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