rub

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During his brief time studying at Lincoln College, the "academic side of it probably didn't rub off on" Geisel, his biographer Brian Jay Jones tells me.

From BBC

When Leah rubbed her hands together, they sparkled, and the inexperienced company shouted their amazement.

From Literature

He had a habit of pulling at the lobe of his right ear, rubbing his nose, or digging at the wiry whiskers on his chin.

From Literature

Red and her mother placed cold cloths on Gran’s face and rubbed warm ones on her feet.

From Literature

In some cases, the fish attempted to rub off the mark within the first hour of seeing a mirror.

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