rub down

• Verbo frasal que significa limpiar o frotar algo con fricción, o masajear el cuerpo de alguien para relajar los músculos.

A phrasal verb meaning to dry or clean something by rubbing, or to massage someone's body to relax muscles.

incontable · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Massage or dryinformal

   To rub someone's body to relax muscles or to dry them after a bath or swim.

   friccionar o secar frotando

   • The trainer rubbed down the athlete after the race.
   • She rubbed down her dog with a towel after the walk.
   • He asked for a rub down to relieve his sore back.

   Sinónimoskneadmassagerubtowel

2. informal

   To clean or polish a surface by rubbing it vigorously.

   frotar para limpiar o pulir

   • He rubbed down the wooden table with sandpaper.
   • She rubbed down the car to remove the old paint.
   • The cleaner rubbed down the counter until it shone.

   Sinónimosbuffburnishpolishscourscrubshine

   Antónimosdirtysoilstain

Verbo baserub