What's the difference between barbecue and rub?

Barbecue


Definition:

  • (n.) A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled whole for a feast.
  • (n.) A social entertainment, where many people assemble, usually in the open air, at which one or more large animals are roasted or broiled whole.
  • (n.) A floor, on which coffee beans are sun-dried.
  • (v. t.) To dry or cure by exposure on a frame or gridiron.
  • (v. t.) To roast or broil whole, as an ox or hog.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) And now that we’re in the middle of barbecue season, my longing is more intense than ever.
  • (2) An increasing incidence of methylated spirit burns in barbecue users is documented in a three year retrospective survey.
  • (3) Nearby there is a pleasant park with tables and a barbecue.
  • (4) A host of activities are on offer, from barbecue or pizza parties to bar crawls, and guests are welcome to visit the community projects that Backpack sponsors, including vegetable gardens, knitting and football for kids.
  • (5) Mezze is perfect for a barbecue, because traditionally a lot of the meat and fish dishes would have been cooked in that way anyway.
  • (6) Likewise, if you’re barbecuing on the Fourth of July or any other day this summer and hot dogs are on the menu, I officially encourage you to eat something else instead.
  • (7) And if fancy hats and champers are more your scene, there's a free beach polo match here on 16 September, with public champagne bars and a barbecue.
  • (8) But it was sociable, too – Roberto organised a barbecue (with steaks from his cattle-farmer friend) and a fish supper (with octopus stew from his fisherman friend).
  • (9) Facebook Twitter Pinterest It was feared violent protests would take place during the 10th anniversary of the 2005 Cronulla riots, but the commemoration ended with a barbecue attended by just 50 people .
  • (10) With the extra bank holiday for the Queen's diamond jubilee expected to depress economic output in the second quarter of the year, as workers down tools and fire up their barbecues, analysts believe it will be autumn at the earliest before the UK emerges from recession.
  • (11) Along the way, they will enjoy a vegetarian barbecue or two in the evenings, as well as something called a Hullabaloo Quire (songs of protest and celebration from around the world).
  • (12) The leader of a far right group that had planned to hold a memorial rally marking 10 years since the Cronulla riots has agreed he won’t hold the event – but says he has the right to hold a barbecue instead.
  • (13) ITV will look to the great outdoors in a bid to repeat the success of BBC hit The Great British Bake Off with a contest to find Britain’s champion of barbecue.
  • (14) On May Day last year millions of Britons were rubbing on sun lotion and firing up their barbecues.
  • (15) Forecasters have learned to dampen expectations since the infamous barbecue summer of 2009, but forecasters have still been trying to give a glimmer of good cheer.
  • (16) This one reminds me of family barbecues, sunshine and laughter.
  • (17) Grilled onion salad with pomegranates Serves 4 1kg new season's onions with tops on (or red and spring onions), roots trimmed and washed 1 large pomegranate, or 100g picked pomegranate seeds 1 tbs finely chopped fresh mint For the dressing: 1 large pomegranate, or 100g picked pomegranate seeds 1 small garlic clove, crushed to a paste with salt 6 tbs extra virgin olive oil sea salt and black pepper Place the onions whole over a hot barbecue, directly on the naked flame of a gas hob or under the grill until the skin is charred and crispy all over and the flesh is very soft, for about 15-40 minutes depending on the size of the onions.
  • (18) Put it this way: he is so beloved that there is an annual event in Toronto called Ford Fest where his supporters (known as "Ford Nation") gather to sing songs about him , eat barbecue and maybe even meet him.
  • (19) The beach photographs were taken when Andrea Rose, head of visual arts at the British Council, went for a swim with the minders, leaving Danziger free to wander along the water's edge with his camera, chatting to people and accepting food from beach barbecues.
  • (20) These results suggest that ingestion of well-done pan-fried or barbecued meat may increase genetic damage, however, the accompanying decreased intake of vegetable constituents may have also contributed to the observed changes.

Rub


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the action of something moving back and forth; as, to rub the flesh with the hand; to rub wood with sandpaper.
  • (v. t.) To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and friction; to graze; to chafe; as, the boat rubs the ground.
  • (v. t.) To cause (a body) to move with pressure and friction along a surface; as, to rub the hand over the body.
  • (v. t.) To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
  • (v. t.) To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; -- often with up or over; as, to rub up silver.
  • (v. t.) To hinder; to cross; to thwart.
  • (v. i.) To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost.
  • (v. i.) To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore.
  • (v. i.) To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods, as huntsmen; to rub through the world.
  • (n.) The act of rubbing; friction.
  • (n.) That which rubs; that which tends to hinder or obstruct motion or progress; hindrance; obstruction, an impediment; especially, a difficulty or obstruction hard to overcome; a pinch.
  • (n.) Inequality of surface, as of the ground in the game of bowls; unevenness.
  • (n.) Something grating to the feelings; sarcasm; joke; as, a hard rub.
  • (n.) Imperfection; failing; fault.
  • (n.) A chance.
  • (n.) A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen cutting tools; a whetstone; -- called also rubstone.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Neither acetylcholine nor leukotriene D4 altered tone of arterial rings after the endothelium had been intentionally disrupted by rubbing with a cotton-tipped applicator.
  • (2) Rubbed rings, but not intact ones, contracted when Ca2+ was added to a previously Ca2+-free medium containing angiotensin II or adrenaline.
  • (3) Immediately after eye rubbing the conjunctival epithelium was histologically disrupted and 50% of the mast cells showed evidence of degranulation.
  • (4) But this morning's right-of-centre national papers were determined to rub his nose in the dirt.
  • (5) Long-term rubbing of a pressure stocking and splint was believed to be responsible for breakdown in the graft of the patient who had a hypertrophic scar.
  • (6) I think we all pine for the good old days when politicians actually wrote bills, and bills actually became laws and can I rub your arms a little?
  • (7) The specific endonuclease Bam HI from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (RUB 500) has been purified to apparent homogeneity.
  • (8) Ultz, who is also a well-known stage designer, is the only white person in the company - something the play rubs his nose in.
  • (9) Who was the asshole who threw the bottle?” Matt asked, rubbing his sore spot.
  • (10) The fibromas were transmitted by intradermal and subcutaneous inoculation and by rubbing the virus preparation into tattoo sites.
  • (11) With advancing age, the ATP-induced relaxation in the rubbed rings decreased and was abolished.
  • (12) In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the American Psychiatric Association describes “frotteurism” as “recurrent, intense, or arousing sexual urges or fantasies, that involve touching and rubbing against a nonconsenting person”.
  • (13) Rubbed (endothelium-denuded) ring preparations at the age of 4-6 weeks showed a dose-dependent relaxation similar to that of the unrubbed rings.
  • (14) We found positive reactions in the prick test and rubbing test to the scales of the lizard Egernia cunninghami and others, which the patient kept as house-pets at this time or earlier.
  • (15) On the contrary, not all country dwellers are Tories; and fat cats, often Tory, will be rubbing their hands at the thought of asset-stripping another national resource.
  • (16) Ten rubs occurred in patients with pericardial effusion, five of whom had tamponade.
  • (17) But this will only rub more salt into the wounds at home.
  • (18) During each scratch cycle, the monoarticular knee extensor muscle is active when the limb rubs against the stimulated site, and there is rhythmic alternation between hip protractor and hip retractor muscle activity (Robertson et al., 1985).
  • (19) Oscar Pistorius rubs his face as he sits in the dock during his ongoing murder trial at a packed high court in Pretoria on May 5.
  • (20) Did it actually happen, that run of singles so strange and yet so strong that they rose to the higher reaches of the hit parade, rubbing shoulders with Showaddywaddy and the Nolans on Top of the Pops?

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