English Dictionary

rub down

動詞

慣用表現 他動詞 古風

(idiomatic, transitive) To rub from top to bottom, e.g. for cleaning, stripping paint or massage. / (dated, transitive) To frisk (search by feeling the body and clothing).

日本語の意味

上から下までこすり、掃除、ペンキのはがし、マッサージなどに用いる行為 / （時代的な用法で）体や衣服を触って捜索する、身体検査をすること

We need to rub down the deck before repainting it.

塗り替える前に、デッキを上から下へこすって掃除する必要がある。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, transitive) To rub from top to bottom, e.g. for cleaning, stripping paint or massage.

We were taken to a light airy stable, and placed in boxes adjoining each other, where we were rubbed down and fed.

意味（2）

(dated, transitive) To frisk (search by feeling the body and clothing).

[…] jumped him, as it were, and immediately rubbed him down with the view of getting possession of his weapon.

rubs down （ present singular third-person ）

rubbing down （ participle present ）

rubbed down （ participle past ）

rubbed down （ past ）