rub off

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   wear away

   Synonymsabradecorradeabraserub down

   Broaderwear away

   Narrowerchaferasp

Questions about rub off

What does rub off mean?

rub off means "wear away".

What is another word for rub off?

Close synonyms include abrade, corrade, abrase, rub down. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rub off a common word?

rub off is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.