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backrub

backrub noun: a massage of the back.

Noun

backrub (plural backrubs)

  1. A massage of the back.
    • AT what point in the chef-diner relationship is it O.K. to offer a backrub?2008 March 12, Julia Moskin, “Your Waiter Tonight... Will Be the Chef”, in New York Times

Forms of backrub

pluralbackrubs
alternative formback rub

Origin of backrub

From back + rub.

Questions about backrub

What does backrub mean?
Backrub means a massage of the back.
What part of speech is backrub?
Backrub is a noun.
What is the plural of backrub?
The plural of backrub is backrubs.

Words near backrub in the dictionary

  1. backround
  2. backrow
  3. backrower
  4. backrowers
  5. backrows
  6. backrub
  7. backrubs
  8. backrun
  9. backruns
  10. backrush
  11. backrushes

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