Synonyms of the word

rubbing

• n. An impression of an embossed or incised surface made by placing a piece of paper over it and rubbing with…
• v. present participle of rub.

detrition

• n. attrition; erosion by friction.

effort

• n. The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
• n. An endeavour.
• n. A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.
• v. (uncommon, intransitive) To make an effort.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To stimulate.

exertion

• n. An expenditure of physical or mental effort.

friction

• n. The rubbing of one object or surface against another.
• n. Conflict, as between persons having dissimilar ideas or interests; clash.
• n. (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact.

representation

• n. That which represents another.
• n. (law) The lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of another in court.
• n. (politics) The ability to elect a representative to speak on one's behalf in government; the role of this…
• n. (mathematics) An object that describes an abstract group in terms of linear transformations of vector…
• n. A figure, image or idea that substitutes reality.
• n. A theatrical performance.

resistance

• n. The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
• n. (physics) A force that tends to oppose motion.
• n. (physics) Shortened form of electrical resistance.
• n. An underground organisation engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation; a resistance…

sweat

• n. Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature…
• n. (Britain, slang, military slang, especially WWI) A soldier (especially one who is old or experienced).
• n. (historical) The sweating sickness.
• n. Moisture issuing from any substance.
• n. A short run by a racehorse as a form of exercise.
• v. (intransitive) To emit sweat.
• v. (transitive) To cause to excrete moisture from the skin; to cause to perspire.
• v. (intransitive, informal) To work hard.
• v. (transitive, informal) To extract money, labour, etc. from, by exaction or oppression.
• v. (intransitive, informal) To worry.
• v. (transitive, colloquial) To worry about (something).
• v. (transitive) To emit, in the manner of sweat.
• v. (intransitive) To emit moisture.
• v. (intransitive, plumbing) To solder (a pipe joint) together.
• v. (transitive, slang) To stress out.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To cook slowly in shallow oil without browning.
• v. (transitive, archaic) To remove a portion of (a coin), as by shaking it with others in a bag, so that…

travail

• n. (archaic) Arduous or painful exertion; excessive labor, suffering, hardship.
• n. Specifically, the labor of childbirth.
• n. (obsolete, countable) An act of working; labor (US), labour (British).
• n. (obsolete) The eclipse of a celestial object.
• n. Obsolete form of travel.
• n. Alternative form of travois (“a kind of sled”).
• v. To toil.
• v. To go through the labor of childbirth.