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21rub off onto somebody — ˌrub ˈoff (on/onto sb) derived (of personal qualities, behaviour, opinions, etc.) to become part of a person s character as a result of that person spending time with sb who has those qualities, etc • Her sense of fun has rubbed off on her… …
22Rub-off Search — The process of rubbing off the velvet from the buck’s antlers. This occurs during the prerut. Buck’s will rub off by using a tree or any other protruding object …
23rub off — Synonyms and related words: ablate, abrade, abrase, bark, chafe, erase, erode, file, fray, frazzle, fret, gall, gnaw, gnaw away, grate, graze, grind, rasp, raze, rub away, rub out, scour, scrape, scrub, scuff, skin, tatter, wear, wear away, wear… …
24rub off — verb wear away • Syn: ↑abrade, ↑corrade, ↑abrase, ↑rub down • Derivationally related forms: ↑corrasion (for: ↑corrade), ↑abrasive …
25rub off — to masturbate Usually of a male. Also as rub up, or rub yourself. Lucy was standing between his legs and rubbing him up. (Sanders, 1982) ... he rubbed himself and the orgasm came. (F. Harris, 1925) To rub someone up the wrong way …
26rub off — be transferred by contact or association. → rub …
27rub off — 1) remove or be removed by rubbing, erase She rubbed off the writing on the whiteboard. 2) pass to someone nearby, transmit to someone Her bad habit of talking all the time has rubbed off on her husband as well …
28rub off on — verb To adapt to a way of behaving after constant exposure to it The hippie way of life seems to have rubbed off on him, as hes a flower power aficionado …
29rub off — be removed by rubbing (as of color); take off by rubbing; be worn out …
30rub off on — we just don t want his bad habits rubbing off on you Syn: be transferred to, be passed on to, be transmitted to, be communicated to; affect, influence …
