Rub pulled pork found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Financial, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. To clean, polish, or manipulate by the application of pressure and friction.

To cause to become worn, chafed, or irritated. To exert pressure or friction on something. To wear or chafe with friction: My shoes were beginning to rub. The application of friction and pressure: a back rub. A substance or preparation applied by rubbing, especially:a.

A seasoning made of ground spices and herbs, applied to the surface of meat, fish, or vegetables before cooking. An act or remark that annoys or hurts another. To obliterate by or as if by rubbing. To mix or socialize closely: diplomats rubbing elbows with heads of state. To experience or display pleased anticipation, self-satisfaction, or glee. To refresh one’s knowledge of: I have to rub up on my French. Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.