rub out

verb

rubbed out; rubbing out; rubs out

Synonyms of rub out next

transitive verb

: to obliterate by or as if by rubbing

: to destroy completely

specifically : kill, murder

somebody rubbed him out … with a twenty-two —

Raymond Chandler

rubout

ˈrəb-ˌau̇t

noun

Examples of rub out in a Sentence

aerial bombs rubbed out the oil refinery an elaborate setup to rub out rival mobsters

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Apply additional pressure while attempting to rub out these stains, but don't go crazy. —

Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2024 Even so, the line about YB is specific enough to stay, since the suspects are accused of conspiring to rub out his killer, Cogan stated. —

John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2024 Each wipe comes pre-soaked in Shout stain fighter and is designed with a textured surface that creates extra friction to rub out stains. —

Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023 Leach, subsequently dealt from the Seals to the Flyers in May 1974, won the Cup with the Broad Streeters in ‘75 and amassed his 19 the following spring, when they were rubbed out by the Canadiens, 4-0, in the Cup Final. —

Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2023 See all Example Sentences for rub out