rubbing
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
Types & categories
- resistance hypernym
- attrition hyponym
- traction hyponym
Related & opposite
- scratch derivation
- frictional derivation
Sense 2 noun
representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal
Types & categories
- representation hypernym
Sense 3 noun
effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
Types & categories
- elbow grease hypernym
- attrition hyponym
Related & opposite
- rub derivation
- frictional derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | scratch |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | frictional |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | resistance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | attrition |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | traction |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | representation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rub |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | frictional |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | elbow grease |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | attrition |