rub out

1. (transitive)To delete or erase or remove (something) by rubbing, especially with a rubber (eraser).

   The teacher wanted to rub out the chalk marks on the blackboard.

   ausradieren, wegwischen

   remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

2. (slang, transitive)To kill, especially to murder.

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rub, out.

4. (obsolete)To get by; to live.

1. Tom rubbed the sleep out of his eyes.

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2. Rub out these words with your eraser.

   ruСотри ластиком эти слова. — odexed

   deRadier diese Wörter mit dem Radiergummi weg. — xtofu80

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3. Rub these words out with your rubber.

   deRadier diese Wörter mit dem Radiergummi weg. — xtofu80

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4. Will you please use indelible ink so the phrase won't rub out?

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5. It's in pencil so you can rub it out if you need to.

   ruОн написан карандашом, так что можешь стереть, если надо. — Karok

   deEs ist mit Bleistift geschrieben, du kannst es also, wenn notwendig, ausradieren. — MUIRIEL

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irregular

• rub upпереглянути, переглядатиTo polish or scrub; to cover (something with a substance) by rubbing.
• rub outзробити, робитиTo delete or erase or remove (something) by rubbing, especially with a rubber (eraser).
• rub downмасажувати, промасажуватиTo rub from top to bottom, e.g. for cleaning, stripping paint or massage.
• rub offUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rub, off.
• rub inTo apply by rubbing.
• rub awayTo rub in order to erase
• rub alongTo survive or get by with some difficulty.