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[roundup]{n.} A muster; an inspection; a gathering together. •/The farmer and his son decided to hold a major roundup of all their cattle to see that none had been stolen by the bandits./ •/The police roundup of all suspected drug dealers took place early in the morning./

[round up]{v.} 1. To bring together (cattle or horses). •/Cowboys round up their cattle in the springtime to brand the new calves./ 2. {informal} To collect; gather. •/Dave rounded up many names for his petition./

[row] See: HARD ROW TO HOE or TOUGH ROW TO HOE, HOE ONE’S OWN ROW, SKID ROW.

[royal road]{n. phr.} A quick means of accomplishment; an easy path. •/There is no royal road to learning in order to obtain a university degree./

[rubdown]{n.} A massage. •/The chiropractor gave his patient a powerful rubdown./

[rub-a-dub]{n.} The sound made by beating a drum. •/We heard a great rub-a-dub as the parade marched into view./

[rubber check]{n.}, {informal} A check written without enough money in the bank to make it good. •/Bill got into trouble when he paid his bills with rubber checks./ •/By the time we knew he had paid us with a rubber check, the man had left the state./ •/The rubber check bounced./

[rub down]{v. phr.} 1. To dry the body of (an animal or person) by rubbing. •/Stablemen rub down a horse after a race./ 2. To rub and press with the fingers on the body of (a person) to loosen muscles or prevent stiffness; massage. •/Trainers rub down an athlete after hard exercise./

[rub elbows] also [rub shoulders]{v. phr.} To be in the same place (with others); meet and mix. •/City people and country people, old and young, rub elbows at the horse show./ •/On a visit to the United Nations Building in New York, you may rub elbows with people from faraway lands./

[rub it in]{v. phr.}, {slang} To remind a person again and again of an error or short-coming; tease; nag. •/Jerry was already unhappy because he fumbled the ball, but his teammates kept rubbing it in./ •/I know my black eye looks funny. You don’t need to rub it in./

[rub off]{v.} 1. To remove or be removed by rubbing; erase. •/The teacher rubs the problem off the chalkboard./ •/After Ann shook hands with the president, she would not shake hands with anyone else because she thought that the good luck would rub off./ 2. To stick to something touched; come off. •/Don’t touch that charcoal, it will rub off./ •/Mary’s dress touched the door that Father was painting, and some paint rubbed off on her dress./ 3. To pass to someone near as if by touching. •/Jimmy is very lucky; I wish some of his luck would rub off on me./

[rub out]{v.}, {slang} To destroy completely; kill; eliminate. •/The gangsters rubbed out four policemen before they were caught./ •/The gangsters told the storekeeper that if he did not pay them to protect him, someone would rub him out./ Compare: WIPE OUT, RID OF.