[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing:to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.", "to move (something) back and forth or with a rotary motion, as against or along another surface:to rub the cloth over the glass pane.", "to spread or apply (something) with pressure and friction over something else or a person:to rub lotion on her chapped hands.", "to move (two things) with pressure and friction over or back and forth over each other (often followed bytogether):He rubbed his hands together.", "to mark, polish, force, move, etc. (something) by pressure and friction (often followed byover, in,orinto).", "to remove by pressure and friction; erase (often followed byofforout)."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to exert pressure and friction on something.", "to move with pressure against something.", "to admit of being rubbed in a specified manner:Chalk rubs off easily.", "Chiefly British.to proceed, continue in a course, or keep going with effort or difficulty (usually followed byon, along,orthrough):He manages to rub along."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["an act or instance of rubbing:an alcohol rub.", "something that annoys or irritates one's feelings, as a sharp criticism, a sarcastic remark, or the like:to resent rubs concerning one's character.", "an annoying experience or circumstance.", "an obstacle, impediment, or difficulty:We'd like to travel, but the rub is that we have no money.Synonyms: pinch , trouble , thing , catch , hitch", "a rough or abraded area caused by rubbing."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb phrase", "List Items": ["to smooth off, polish, or apply a coating to:to rub a chair down with sandpaper.to give a massage to.", "to smooth off, polish, or apply a coating to:to rub a chair down with sandpaper.", "to give a massage to.", "to obliterate; erase.Slang.to murder:They rubbed him out before he could get to the police.", "to obliterate; erase.", "Slang.to murder:They rubbed him out before he could get to the police.", "to become transferred or communicated to by example or association:Some of his good luck must have rubbed off on me."]}]