Synonyms for rub out

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ruhb

Phonetic Transcription : rʌb

Top 10 synonyms for rub out

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Définition of rub out

Origin : early 14c., transitive and intransitive, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to East Frisian rubben "to scratch, rub," and Low German rubbeling "rough, uneven," or similar words in Scandinavian (cf. Danish rubbe "to rub, scrub," Norwegian rubba), of uncertain origin. Related: Rubbed; rubbing.
To rub (someone) the wrong way is from 1853; probably the notion is of cats' fur. To rub noses in greeting as a sign of friendship (attested from 1822) formerly was common among Eskimos, Maoris, and some other Pacific Islanders. Rub out "obliterate" is from 1560s; underworld slang sense of "kill" is recorded from 1848, American English. Rub off "remove by rubbing" is from 1590s; meaning "have an influence" is recorded from 1959.

verb dispose of

Example sentences :

They were cheering him because they expected him to rub out the word "England."
Extract from : « The Blot on the Kaiser's 'Scutcheon » by Newell Dwight Hillis

He did it in ink for me; and that is better than any of your sketches, that will rub out in a minute.
Extract from : « Deerbrook » by Harriet Martineau

This man would come and rub out what you'd done with his sleeve.
Extract from : « Villa Rubein and Other Stories » by John Galsworthy

For I don't suppose you rub out my letters to replace them with your own.
Extract from : « The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 » by Marcus Tullius Cicero

That is better; the pencil-marks could rub out, and I should grieve for that.
Extract from : « The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories » by Mark Twain

Then, he could rub out the pencil marks and type in the letter?
Extract from : « The Luminous Face » by Carolyn Wells

These you can rub out easily, and afterwards indulge your own.
Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 168, January 15, 1853 » by Various

Now, break off a bit of that bread-crumb, and rub out what you have done.
Extract from : « Hide and Seek » by Wilkie Collins

We begged him not to rub out any more as we were curious to see the results.
Extract from : « There is no Death » by Florence Marryatt

If clothes are wet and spotted with dirt, dry them before brushing them, and then rub out spots with the hands.
Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley

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