rub down

Verb
  1. Wear away (synset 201256577)
    is a type of: wear away, wear off - diminish, as by friction
    subtypes:
    • chafe, excoriate - tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
    • rasp - scrape with a rasp
    same as: abrade, abrase, corrade, rub off
  2. Manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes (synset 201235302)
    "She rubbed down her child with a sponge"
    entail: rub - move over something with pressure
    is a type of: manipulate - hold something in one's hands and move it
    same as: knead, massage

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