rub down

• Verbe à particule signifiant frotter ou nettoyer quelque chose en frottant, ou masser le corps de quelqu'un pour détendre les muscles.

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

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Massage or dryinformal

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

   Frictionner / Sécher en frottant

   • 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.

   Synonymeskneadmassagerubtowel

2. informal

   To clean or polish a surface by rubbing it vigorously.

   Frotter pour nettoyer ou polir

   • 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.

   Synonymesbuffburnishpolishscourscrubshine

   Antonymesdirtysoilstain

Verbe de baserub