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rub something out
phrasal verb with rubverb[ I or T ]uk /rʌb/ us /rʌb/-bb-
UK
B2
to remove writing or a mark from something by rubbing it with a piece of rubber or a cloth: （用橡皮、布等）擦掉，抹掉（字迹、痕迹等）
It's in pencil, so you can rub it out if you need to.这是用铅笔写的，需要的话可以很容易擦掉。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Deleting writing
blank
blank something out
cross
cross someone/something off (something)
cross something out
delete
deletion
edit
edit something out
efface
erasable
erase
rub
score something out/through
sensitivity read
sensitivity reader
strike
strike something out/through
rub someone out
phrasal verb with rubverb[ I or T ]uk /rʌb/ us /rʌb/-bb-
USslang
to murder someone: 杀掉（某人）;除掉（某人）
He was rubbed out by the Mafia.他被黑手党除掉了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Murder & attempted murder
asphyxiation
assassinate
assassination
assassination attempt
attempt
butcher
dispatch
drive-by
genocidal
genocide
gun someone down
homicide
infanticide
polish something off
pop off
put someone to the swordidiom
regicide
rub
slaughter
throttle
rub out something/someone | American Dictionary
rub out something/someone
phrasal verb with rubverb[ I/T ]us/rʌb/-bb-
infml
to get rid of something, or to kill someone
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