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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  rub down
       v 1: wear away [syn: abrade, corrade, abrase, rub off]
       2: manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal
          or relaxation purposes; "She rubbed down her child with a
          sponge" [syn: massage, knead]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  rub down
     vb.
     1 (lb en idiomatic transitive) To rub from top to bottom, e.g. for
  cleaning, stripping paint or massage.
     2 (lb en dated transitive) To frisk (gloss: search by feeling the
  body and clothing).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  rub down
     vb.
     1 (lb en idiomatic transitive) To rub from top to bottom, e.g. for
  cleaning, stripping paint or massage.
     2 (lb en dated transitive) To frisk (gloss: search by feeling the
  body and clothing).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  rub down
     vb.
     1 (lb en idiomatic transitive) To rub from top to bottom, e.g. for
  cleaning, stripping paint or massage.
     2 (lb en dated transitive) To frisk (gloss: search by feeling the
  body and clothing).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  rub down
     vb.
     1 (lb en idiomatic transitive) To rub from top to bottom, e.g. for
  cleaning, stripping paint or massage.
     2 (lb en dated transitive) To frisk (gloss: search by feeling the
  body and clothing).

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  rub down /ɹˈʌb dˈaʊn/
  osmirkovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  rub down /ɹˈʌb dˈaʊn/
  sedřít

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rub down /ɹˈʌb dˈaʊn/
  abfrottieren 
   see: rubbing down, rubbed down
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rub down /ɹˈʌb dˈaʊn/
  frottieren 
   see: rubbing down, rubbed down, rubs down, rubbed down
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rub down /ɹˈʌb dˈaʊn/
  etw. schmirgeln, schleifen, verschleifen 
     Synonym: sand
  
   see: rubbing down, sanding, rubbed down, sanded
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  31 Moby Thesaurus words for "rub down":
     bed, bed down, break, bridle, brush, caress, curry, currycomb,
     drench, feed, fodder, frictionize, gentle, groom, handle, harness,
     hitch, knead, litter, manage, massage, milk, pet, rub, saddle,
     stroke, tame, tend, train, water, yoke
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  用力擦遍;按摩

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     磨光,磨平;按摩,擦干净

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