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rub out

/ rub out /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
"Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"
Type of:
delete cancel
Kinds of:
sponge scratch out cut out
Derived:
erasure expunction expunging eraser
Entails:
rub
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
25%
Sense Count
1
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
10
Times Searched
3
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delete cancel sponge scratch out cut out