- rub out
- to killThe act of erasing:Somebody rubbed him out this afternoon with a twenty-two. (Chandler, 1939)
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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rub out — rub (someone) out to kill someone. She got into serious trouble when she ran an ad that said, “Looking for someone to rub out your Ex?” as a joke. Usage notes: generally used when referring to criminals who employ someone to kill an enemy … New idioms dictionary
rub out — ► rub out 1) erase (pencil marks) with a rubber. 2) N. Amer. informal kill. Main Entry: ↑rub … English terms dictionary
rub out — index censor, deface, delete, destroy (efface), expunge, extirpate, obliterate Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
rub|out — «RUHB OWT», noun. U.S. Slang. a murder; gangland killing … Useful english dictionary
Rub-Out — Der Rub Out Test (engl.: Ausreibprüfung), seltener Rub Up Test (engl. Aufreibprüfung)[1], ist eine der am weitesten verbreiteten Prüfungen von Lacken. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Prinzip 2 Durchführung 3 Kritik 4 Sonderfälle … Deutsch Wikipedia
Rub Out — Der Rub Out Test (engl.: Ausreibprüfung), seltener Rub Up Test (engl. Aufreibprüfung)[1], ist eine der am weitesten verbreiteten Prüfungen von Lacken. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Prinzip 2 Durchführung 3 Kritik 4 Sonderfälle … Deutsch Wikipedia
rub out — verb remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing Please erase the formula on the blackboard it is wrong! • Syn: ↑erase, ↑score out, ↑efface, ↑wipe off • Derivationally related forms: ↑erasure (for … Useful english dictionary
rub out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rub out : present tense I/you/we/they rub out he/she/it rubs out present participle rubbing out past tense rubbed out past participle rubbed out 1) a) British to remove with a rubber something that you have… … English dictionary
rub out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you rub out something that you have written on paper or a board, you remove it using a rubber or eraser. [V P n (not pron)] She began rubbing out the pencilled marks in the margin. [Also V n P] Syn: erase 2) PHRASAL VERB If one … English dictionary
rub out — verb a) To delete or erase or remove (something) by rubbing. The teacher wanted to rub out the chalk marks on the board. b) To kill. The first will understand but little of them, the latter over much; they might perhaps live and rub out in the… … Wiktionary
rub out — phr verb Rub out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑word … Collocations dictionary
