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We found 5 dictionaries that define the word rub-up:

General (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. rub-up: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. rub-up, rub-up: Collins English Dictionary
  3. rub-up: Wiktionary

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. rub-up, rub-up: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. rub-up: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom

Definitions from Wiktionary (rub-up)

noun:  The action of rubbing, for example polishing or massaging.
noun:  The act of bringing old information to the front of one's memory.
noun:  (Caribbean) A party, especially one that is spontaneous and involves music and dancing.
noun:  (obsolete) An encounter (with someone).
noun:  (slang, obsolete) The act of masturbating.

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