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wipe

n. the act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub"

hitch, hang-up, snag

n. an unforeseen obstacle

R, ruble, rouble, Russian ruble

n. the basic unit of money in Russia

rub

v. move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"

scratch, itch

v. scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your insect bites!"

fray, scratch, chafe, fret

v. cause friction; "my sweater scratches"

difficulty

n. a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent"

trouble, problem

n. a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"

complication, tangle, snarl

n. something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"

catch

n. a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window

closure, block, stop, occlusion, blockage, stoppage

n. an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"

hindrance, handicap, drawback

n. the quality of being a hindrance; "he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan"

hitch

n. a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it

burnish, buff, flush, furbish

v. polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes"

brush, touch briefly, touch lightly

v. touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly"

skim, skim over

v. move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of

caress, canoodle, touch affectionately

v. touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They caressed in the back seat of the taxi"

stroke, fondle

v. touch lightly and with affection, with brushing motions; "He stroked his long beard"

pat, chuck

v. pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

strip, clean

v. remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm"

clean, make clean

v. make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"

clean, cleanse

v. clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"

pet

v. stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb"

wash, lave

v. cleanse (one's body) with soap and water

douse

v. lower quickly; "douse a sail"

soak, souse, sop, drench, douse, dowse, imbrue

v. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"

pat, dab

v. hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder"

beat, hit repeatedly

v. hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"

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