RUB OUT


Meaning of RUB OUT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ transitive verb ]

Date: 14th century

1. : to obliterate or extinguish by or as if by rubbing

2. : to destroy completely ; specifically : kill , murder

somebody rubbed him out …with a twenty-two — Raymond Chandler

• rub·out ˈrəb-ˌau̇t noun

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