General Definition: 1. To hold something in your hand and move it rigourously and repeatedly across a surface, or any thing or any action that can be associated with this in context. As a Noun: 1. The act of moving your hand backwards and forwards over something, while holding a cloth and pressing firmly. English = rubbing. 2. The act of moving your hand backwards and forwards over something, while holding a cloth and pressing firmly, in order to make it clean; or to make it shine. English = washing, cleaning; polishing. 3. The act of moving your hand backwards and forwards over something, while holding a brush and pressing firmly, in order to make it clean. English = scrubbing. 4. Something soft, usually fabric, that you hold in your hand when you wash, polish or rub something. English = cloth, rag. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To move your hand backwards and forwards over something, while holding a cloth and pressing firmly . English = rub. 2. To move your hand backwards and forwards over something, while holding a cloth and pressing firmly, in order to make it clean; or to make it shine. English = wash, clean; polish. 3. To move your hand backwards and forwards over something, while holding a brush and pressing firmly, in order to make it clean. English = scrub. 4. To use sandpaper to make a surface smooth. English = sand.