Usually means: Apply with pressure on surface.
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  1. rub in: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. rub in: Merriam-Webster
  3. rub in: Collins English Dictionary
  4. rub in: Wiktionary
  5. rub in: Dictionary.com
  6. rub in: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  7. rub in: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. rub in: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (rub in)

verb:  (transitive) To apply by rubbing.
verb:  (transitive) Of butter, to mix in by rubbing.
verb:  (transitive, idiomatic) To make a point in an irritatingly emphatic manner.

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