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- rub up
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Anaitis | | - | Persian Mythology (Hellenized) |
| Harvey | | HAHR-vee | English |
| Shadya | | - | Arabic |
| Lilita | | - | Latvian |
| Isaiah | | ie-ZAY-ə (English), ie-ZIE-ə (English) | English, Jewish, Biblical |
| Stein | | - | Norwegian |