manipulate vs rub down

rub down vs manipulate

manipulate and rub down both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
manipulate	No	No	Yes	No
rub down	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rub down is a hyponym of manipulate; that is, rub down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than manipulate:

manipulate: hold something in one's hands and move it
rub down: manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes

Other hyponyms of manipulate include lay hands on, mouse, fiddle with, twiddle, handle, manage, wield, control, operate, knead, massage, knead, work, mix, ruffle, shuffle, fiddle, monkey, tamper, diddle, fiddle, play, toy.

manipulate (verb)	rub down (verb)
treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed	wear away
hold something in one's hands and move it	manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
manipulate in a fraudulent manner
influence or control shrewdly or deviously
tamper, with the purpose of deception

Difference between manipulate and rub down

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