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rub meaning in Tamil

தேய்த்துக் கொள்ள

UK/ɹʌb/

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rub in Tamil: தேய்த்துக் கொள்ள. In English, rub means an act of rubbing.

Tamil words for rub

தேய்த்துக் கொள்ள

English meaning of rub

  1. noun An act of rubbing.
  2. noun A difficulty or problem.
  3. noun A quip or sarcastic remark.
  4. noun In the game of crown green bowls, any obstacle by which a bowl is diverted from its normal course.

Full definition of rub

rub in a sentence

  • Give that lamp a good rub and see if any genies come out.
  • a heat rub intended for muscular strains
  • I rubbed the cloth over the glass.

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Questions about rub in Tamil

What is the meaning of rub in Tamil?
Rub in Tamil is தேய்த்துக் கொள்ள.
rub என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Rub: தேய்த்துக் கொள்ள.
What does rub mean in English?
Rub means an act of rubbing.

Source and license

Tamil words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “rub”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: rub (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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