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单词 rub out
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rub out

phrasal verb transitive
Other entries for this word
rub out at erase
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyrub out
he/she/itrubs out
present participlerubbing out
past tenserubbed out
past participlerubbed out
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    ​Britishto remove with a rubber something that you have written or drawn in pencil, especially because you have made a mistake

    If you make a mistake rub it out and rewrite the answer.

    Synonyms and related words
    Editing, adapting and proofreading
    abridge
    adapt
    append
    1. 1a
      to remove writing or drawing from a blackboard, whiteboard etc so that the surface is clean

      When she returned to the whiteboard, someone had rubbed out all her calculations.

      Synonyms and related words
      To make something clean by rubbing
      rub
      wipe
      polish
  2. 2
    ​American​informalto kill someone
    Synonyms and related words
    To kill a person or animal
    kill
    murder
    strangle

rub out

phrasal verb transitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyrub out
he/she/itrubs out
present participlerubbing out
past tenserubbed out
past participlerubbed out
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    ​American​informalto kill someone
    Synonyms and related words
    To kill a person or animal
    kill
    murder
    strangle
  2. 2
    ​Britishto erase something you have written or drawn

    If you make a mistake rub it out and rewrite the answer.

    Synonyms and related words
    Editing, adapting and proofreading
    adapt
    append
    bowdlerize
    1. 2a
      to remove writing or drawing from a blackboard, whiteboard, etc. so that the surface is clean

      When she returned to the whiteboard, someone had rubbed out all her calculations.

      Synonyms and related words
      To make something clean by rubbing
      rub
      wipe
      polish
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