English

Noun

rub up ‎(plural rub ups)

1. Alternative form of rub-up

Verb

rub up ‎(third-person singular simple present rubs up, present participle rubbing up, simple past and past participle rubbed up)

1. (transitive) To polish
2. (transitive) To massage, give a massage to
3. (intransitive) To revive knowledge, to review or revise
4. (transitive) To excite; to awaken; to rouse to action

   to rub up the memory

See also

• rub down
• rub up against
• rub up the wrong way