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Meanings of
rub out
in English
Portuguese
apagar
Catalan
esborrar
Spanish
borrar
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Remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing.
erase
efface
score out
wipe off
Portuguese
apagar
Usage of
rub out
in English
1
Rowan pretended to
rub
out
an invisible water spot from the sink.
2
In this country, rubber was used only to
rub
out
pencil marks.
3
Even complete understanding would not help him to
rub
out
these markings.
4
You're now out to
rub
out
whatever trace of originality I have.
5
I would rather
rub
out
than rust out, if that be all.
6
And I know I can count on you to
rub
out
the numbers.
7
She was never known before to
rub
out
even a pair of cuffs.
8
Have him
rub
out
the top man in that group, then.
9
I am going to
rub
out
the old Pattern and draw my own.
10
Finally,
rub
out
the remaining two vertical lines with two fingers at once!
11
That is better; the pencil-marks could
rub
out
,
and I should grieve for that.
12
You know they
rub
out
those they do not use.
13
God has made sleep to be a sponge with which to
rub
out
fatigue.
14
There are things that one can never quite
rub
out
.
15
Only a fancy of
mine
-
to
rub
out
the recollection of something I don't like.
16
Wouldn't you like to have a slate, and a sponge to
rub
out
with?
Other examples for "rub out"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
rub
out
rub
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
rub out
Portuguese
apagar
Catalan
esborrar
Spanish
borrar
Rub out
through the time
Rub out
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common