单词 | rubout |
释义 | rubout[ ruhb-out ] / ˈrʌbˌaʊt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rubout ON THESAURUS.COM noun Slang.a murder or assassination. Origin of rubout1925–30, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase rub out Words nearby ruboutRublyov, ruboff, rub off on, rub one's hands, rubor, rubout, rubredoxin, rubriblast, rubric, rubrical, rubricate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rubout
British Dictionary definitions for ruboutrub out verb (tr, adverb)to remove or be removed with a rubber US slang to murder Australian rules football to suspend (a player) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with ruboutrub out Obliterate or erase by, or as if by, rubbing. For example, Bill was so busy rubbing out the old markings that he forgot to put in new ones. [Mid-1600s] Murder, kill, as in They threatened to rub him out if he didn't pay up. [Slang; mid-1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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