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Definition of Rub out
1. Verb. Remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing. "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"
Exact synonyms: Efface, Erase, Score Out, Wipe Off
Entails: Rub
Specialized synonyms: Sponge, Cut Out, Scratch Out
Generic synonyms: Cancel, Delete
Derivative terms: Eraser, Erasure, Erasure, Erasure
Entails: Rub
Specialized synonyms: Sponge, Cut Out, Scratch Out
Generic synonyms: Cancel, Delete
Derivative terms: Eraser, Erasure, Erasure, Erasure
Definition of Rub out
1. Verb. (transitive) To delete or erase or remove (something) by rubbing. ¹
2. Verb. (obsolete) To get by; to live. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive criminal slang) To kill. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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