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rubdown

 noun
     
rub‧down [countable]
1 especially American English if you give someone a rubdown, you rub their body to make them relaxed, especially after exercise [= massage]
2 if you give a surface a rubdown, you rub it to make it smooth or clean

➔ rub down

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