rubs out
Makes marks vanish
To rub out is to erase by rubbing—removing pencil marks, smudges, or chalk: She rubbed out the mistake and started over.
In slang, especially in crime contexts, to rub out means to kill: The mob rubbed him out before he could testify.
The slang sense evokes erasing someone from existence.
- eraseRemove recorded marks
- pencil eraserTool for removing graphite
- removeTake something away
- wipe the slate cleanForgive and forget completely
- cancelRevoke or terminate
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