rub down

• Verbo frasal que significa limpar ou secar algo esfregando, ou massagear o corpo de alguém para relaxar os músculos.

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

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Massage or dryinformal

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

   Massagear ou secar

   • 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.

   Sinônimoskneadmassagerubtowel

2. informal

   To clean or polish a surface by rubbing it vigorously.

   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.

   Sinônimosbuffburnishpolishscourscrubshine

   Antônimosdirtysoilstain

Verbo baserub