The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rub \Rub\, v. i.
To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost.
To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore.
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To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods, as huntsmen; to rub through the world.
To rub along or on, to go on with difficulty; as, they manage, with strict economy, to rub along. [Colloq.]
Usage examples of "to rub along".
She raised a soapy hand and began to rub along her arm, imagining what would happen when he stepped inside the small stall with her.
She seemed to rub along his side and Creideiki thought he could almost feel her.
What passed between them I do not know and was never told, but from that time onward they seemed to rub along without open disagreement, though Leola faded rapidly and looked more than her years.