Definitions

rub out

VERB

dispose of

Synonyms

WEAK

blow away bump off chill deep-six dispatch do away with do in dust erase grease hit ice kill knock off murder nuke off snuff snuff out stretch out take care of waste wax whack zap

Example Sentences

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He fidgets endlessly with his hands as if trying to rub out the scars.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2023

After the war, they saw no need to rub out their past.

From Reuters • Oct. 26, 2022

“I’m really sensitive to it,” she said, trying to rub out a stain from coffee she’d just spilled on her dress.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2022

I rub out a lot and redraw to get it right.

From The Guardian • Nov. 25, 2017

She pinched the bridge of her nose, as if there were a mark there that she wanted to rub out.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng