/ Thesaurus / R Synonyms of rub a dub Find synonyms for: Noun1. rub-a-dub, rataplan, drumbeat, soundusage: the sound made by beating a drumWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: lyceum Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language