Wash, wash and clamor, it means to rub

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:43

Who hasn't heard about Russian "graters"? Probably everyone has heard. This is when grandmothers under the window or guys sort things out among themselves, or girls gossip cutely. It means "to rub conversations". In the popular understanding, in a simple way, this is just a conversation between people. And who has not come across this word in the kitchen or in the bath and laundry room? In general, in explanatory dictionaries, the expression "rub" covers many meanings - household, kitchen, washing, and even world.

Let's take a look at the bones - what is rubbing

To reach the essence, you need to delve into the history of the origin of an element. After all, everything has a beginning. Since ancient times, people have used the word "rub" in connection with cooking. They crushed (grinded) the bones of animals, rubbed skins for softness, as well as stones against each other to get sharp tips for pikes and arrows. In our age, the verb has become more common, and now the meaning of the word "rub" has expanded:

In prison jargon - to discuss the topic.
In thieves' jargon, lying is "rubbing on the ears".
Housewives have to cut vegetables and fruits on a kitchen grater.
Keep dishes clean.
Wash the floor to a shine.
Dust furniture vigorously.
Shine shoes with cream, shoe polish or special varnish.
Clean clothes with a brush.
Scratch the forehead, nose, eyes, other parts of the body.
Wash and cleanse the body with a washcloth in a bath or bath.
In the popular saying, “to rub the skin” is “to be, to appear, to be present in people.”

In everyday life, this term is most often used by women. They have cleanliness and order above all else. They are more likely than men to devote time to household chores, and cleaning for ladies is real graters until the house shines to perfection.

One word, but its meaning can be different

The Russian language is constantly evolving. New interpretations are added to the traditional meanings of words. Various subcultures and professional castes make their “corrections” to the language. Hence - the variability of meanings, many interpretations and semantic richness. Here are just a few examples. Rubbing - this, for example, could be:

In the Russian etymological dictionary - not only purification, but also a mountain road - "grater".
In Dahl's dictionary - grated kalach, also shuffling, sniffing, driving back and forth.
In the Russian slang dictionary - to perform some action intensively (for example, swim vigorously).
In Semyonov's dictionary in Russian - torturing, to oppress, to torment.
In a large dictionary of Russian verbs - to press, to press, to press.
In other dictionaries -pound the hub, grind in the pot, spawn.

In principle, the interpretations are almost similar, although they differ in actions. "Great and Mighty" is immeasurably rich and can play with words in many ways.

He who does not rub will not understand

Factories, factories and auto repair shops also use the verb "to rub". There, workers polish surfaces, casters scrape workpieces from slag, and cleaners polish workshops. Mechanics in repair garages clean the interiors, cabs and trim of cars. Everyone is busy scrubbing and cleaning. Therefore, sometimes it is very important to rub well, carefully. This is noble, and sometimes hard work. On this occasion, there is even a small saying: "And only that one (work) will understand who rubs work every day."