Definition of "rubdown" [rubdown]

• An energetic massage of the body. (noun)

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• "That's fine for a select few, but such a "rubdown" is hardly the remedy for relieving pain in all parts of the body."
• "Last week, I tried one conveniently located near Macy's, advertising a 35-minute rubdown for $30."
• "The serious implication, which Whetstine denies, is that the masseur applied the illegal cream to Gatlin in a revenge-laced rubdown."