rub up

rub something up

to raise something, such as the nap of a rug, by rubbing. When you run the vacuum cleaner across the floor, you rub the nap of the rug up and get the dirt out. Don't rub up the nap.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mladen	MLAH-den (Croatian, Serbian)	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
GertrÚDa	-	Slovak
Alessia	-	Italian
ValdÍS	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Dagnija	-	Latvian
Slater	['sleitə]