Plural of rub
regular plural
The plural of rub is rubs.
Forms of rub
| Singular | rub /ɹʌb/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | rubs |
| Countable | countable |
Rubs in a sentence
- It's in the lowermost drawer, which sticks because it rubs against the floor.From the entry lowermost
- The pitcher rubs up the new baseball with dirt to get a better grip.From the entry rub up
- Once we agreed to a deal full of treatos, frisbees, and belly rubs the rest was history.2023 April, “Precious Pets”, in STROLL Scarsdale, page 16. From the entry treato
- He squats and rubs the inside of his thigh and howls and wails ecstatically.2011, Jay Dobbin, Francis X. Hezel, Summoning the Powers Beyond: Traditional Religions in Micronesia, University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN…. From the entry incantor
- She rubs my palm, for the financieress, like her senile husband, rubs everything to make it move.1989, anonymous author, The Libertines, New York, N.Y.: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc., →ISBN, page 132. From the entry financieress
Meaning of rub
- noun An act of rubbing.
- noun A difficulty or problem.
- noun A quip or sarcastic remark.
Questions about the plural of rub
- What is the plural of rub?
- The plural of rub is rubs.
- Is rub countable?
- Rub is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rub (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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