phrasal verb

Rub out

Letter RInseparable

2Sections

Delete ink or pencil with an eraser

Meanings

  • Delete ink or pencil with an eraser (separable [optional], International English)
  • Kill (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • He RUBBED OUT the figure and wrote the correct one in.
  • The gangsters RUBBED him OUT for stealing from them.

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